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Virginia dealer board imposes fines, reinspections and mandatory training in a series of enforcement actions
Summary
The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board voted to impose civil penalties, order reinspections and require completion of the two-day dealer-operator course for several dealerships after staff reports found recordkeeping gaps, missing inspections and other compliance failures.
The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board on Wednesday accepted hearing-officer recommendations and approved a set of sanctions against multiple independent dealerships for inspection, recordkeeping and licensing violations.
Staff told the board that field representatives documented problems ranging from vehicles displayed at a separate supplemental location without matching dealer records to missing Virginia safety inspections and instances where sales activity appeared to involve unlicensed salespersons. At a hearing on one case, staff recommended a $1,500 civil penalty that the committee reduced to $1,000 with a requirement for a satisfactory reinspection and for the dealer operator to…
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