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Capitol Briefs 2022 | Issue 4

February 7, 2022

Warranty/Recall Fair Reimbursement legislation backed by VADA unanimously passes House and Senate Session 2022, Issue 4 February 7, 2022 Greetings from VADA, The General Assembly is in full action as

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Capitol Briefs 2022 | Issue 3

January 28, 2022

Your Voice Matters: Dealers Push Warranty/Recall Fair Reimbursement Bill toward Success Session 2022, Issue 3 January 31, 2022 VADA had a busy and successful week. Our priority legislation HB 259

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Capitol Briefs 2022 | Issue 2

January 24, 2022

The General Assembly gets rolling as Youngkin lays out legislative priorities Session 2022, Issue 2 January 24, 2022   The 2022 60-day session has begun and newly-elected Governor Glenn Youngkin

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January Community Service Roundup

January 21, 2022

  We are back again highlighting the good causes that VADA members are involved in within their communities. Dealers throughout Virginia took to social media this month to pay tribute

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A Message from Don Hall

January 20, 2022

Join our fight in advocating for our industry  Use VADA’s new Action Center to weigh in on issues impacting your business January 2022 The General Assembly is underway, and your

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Twenty Two for ’22

January 19, 2022

January 2022 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP At the end of our article last year on Twenty One issues for ’21, we wished for motor vehicle dealers

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Capitol Briefs 2022 | Issue 1

January 17, 2022

Back in Richmond with new faces and new issues impacting dealers Session 2022, Issue 1 January 17, 2022 Last Wednesday, January 12, the Virginia General Assembly began its 2022 Regular

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Your information safeguarding obligations WILL get more expensive

December 17, 2021

December 2021 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP In spring 2019, we published an article titled “Your Safeguarding Obligations May Get More Expensive”. We reported that the FTC

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FTC Used Car Compliance

December 17, 2021

December 2021 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP The original Used Car Rule was promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission in 1985. While there are few dealership employees

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