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SENATE BILL NO. 88 Offered January 14, 2004 Prefiled January 5, 2004 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1992.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to trailer dealers; compliance with local zoning regulations; minimum display space. ---------- Patron-- Howell ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-1992.8 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1992.8. Dealers required to have established place of business.

No license shall be issued to any trailer dealer unless he has an established place of business, owned or leased by him, where a substantial portion of the sales activity of the business is routinely conducted and which:

1. Satisfies all local zoning regulations;

2. Has sales, service, and office space devoted exclusively to the dealership of at least 250 square feet in a permanent, enclosed building not used as a residence;

3. Houses all records the dealer is required to maintain by § 46.2-1992.22;

4. Is equipped with a desk, chairs, filing space, a working telephone listed in the name of the dealership, and working utilities including electricity and provisions for space heating;

5. Displays a sign and business hours as required by this chapter; and

6. Has contiguous space designated for the exclusive use of the dealer adequate to permit the display of at least ten trailers.

Any person licensed as a dealer by the Department under any provision of this subtitle on June 1, 1996, shall be considered in compliance with subdivisions 2 and 6 of this section for that licensee.

The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 6, however, shall not apply to dealers whose principal place of business is located in a county having the urban county executive form of government and who sell trailers primarily through a searchable database on an Internet website.