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VA Code § 59.1-201.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-201.1. Attorney General empowered to issue civil investigative demands

Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, or is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any violation of this chapter, the Attorney General is empowered to issue a civil investigative demand. The provisions of § 59.1-9.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section.1995, c. 703.
VA Code § 59.1-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-202. Assurances of voluntary compliance

A. The Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for a county, city, or town may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with this chapter from any person subject to the provisions of this chapter. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and be subject on petition to the approval of the appropriate circuit court. Such assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of guilt or a violation for any purpose. Such assurance of voluntary compliance may at any time be reopened by the Attorney General, or the attorney for the Commonwealth, or attorney for the county, city, or town respectively, for additional orders or decrees to enforce the assurance of voluntary compliance.B. When an assurance is presented to the circuit court for approval, the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the appropriate county, city, or town shall file, in the form of a motion for judgment or complaint, the allegations which form the basis for the entry of the assurance. The assurance may provide by its terms for any relief which an appropriate circuit court could grant, including but not limited to restitution, arbitration of disputes between the supplier and its customers, investigative expenses, civil penalties and costs; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or require the Commonwealth, the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth or the attorney for any county, city or town to participate in arbitration of violations under this section.1977, c. 635; 1981, c. 423; 1982, c. 13; 1988, c. 850.
VA Code § 59.1-203 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-203. Restraining prohibited acts

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any city, county, or town may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate circuit court in the name of the Commonwealth, or of the county, city, or town to enjoin any violation of § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1. The circuit court having jurisdiction may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law. In any action under this section, it shall not be necessary that damages be proved.B. Unless the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town determines that a person subject to the provisions of this chapter intends to depart from this Commonwealth or to remove his property herefrom, or to conceal himself or his property herein, or on a reasonable determination that irreparable harm may occur if immediate action is not taken, he shall, before initiating any legal proceedings as provided in this section, give notice in writing that such proceedings are contemplated, and allow such person a reasonable opportunity to appear before said attorney and show that a violation did not occur or execute an assurance of voluntary compliance, as provided in § 59.1-202.C. The circuit courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain and prevent violations of § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1.D. The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or his duly authorized representative, shall have the power to inquire into possible violations of subdivisions A 18, 28, 29, 31, 39, and 41, as it relates to motor fuels, of § 59.1-200 and § 59.1-335.12, and, if necessary, to request, but not to require, an appropriate legal official to bring an action to enjoin such violation.1977, c. 635; 1982, c. 13; 1988, c. 485; 2008, c. 485; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 59.1-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-204. Individual action for damages or penalty

A. Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of this chapter shall be entitled to initiate an action to recover actual damages, or $500, whichever is greater. If the trier of fact finds that the violation was willful, it may increase damages to an amount not exceeding three times the actual damages sustained, or $1,000, whichever is greater. Any person who accepts a cure offer under this chapter may not initiate or maintain any other or additional action based on any cause of action arising under any other statute or common law theory if such other action is substantially based on the same allegations of fact on which the action initiated under this chapter is based.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to any damages awarded, such person also may be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs.C. No cure offer shall be admissible in any proceeding initiated under this section, unless the cure offer is delivered by a supplier to the person claiming loss or to any attorney representing such person, prior to the filing of the supplier's initial responsive pleading in such proceeding. If the cure offer is timely delivered by the supplier, then the supplier may introduce the cure offer into evidence at trial. The supplier shall not be liable for such person's attorneys' fees and court costs incurred following delivery of the cure offer unless the actual damages found to have been sustained and awarded, without consideration of attorneys' fees and court costs, exceed the value of the cure offer.D. In any action which the parties desire to settle all matters in dispute, the question of whether the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs in accordance with subsections B and C may be tendered to the court for consideration of the amount of such an award, if any.1977, c. 635; 1995, cc. 703, 726; 2004, cc. 41, 90; 2005, c. 250; 2006, c. 453.
VA Code § 59.1-204.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-204.1. Tolling of limitation

A. Any individual action pursuant to § 59.1-204 for which the right to bring such action first accrues on or after July 1, 1995, shall be commenced within two years after such accrual. The cause of action shall accrue as provided in § 8.01-230.B. When any of the authorized government agencies files suit under this chapter, the time during which such governmental suit and all appeals therefrom is pending shall not be counted as any part of the period within which an action under § 59.1-204 shall be brought.1988, c. 241; 1995, cc. 703, 726.
VA Code § 59.1-205 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-205. Additional relief

The circuit court may make such additional orders or decrees as may be necessary to restore to any identifiable person any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, which may have been acquired from such person by means of any act or practice declared to be unlawful in § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1, provided, that such person shall be identified by order of the court within 180 days from the date of the order permanently enjoining the unlawful act or practice.1977, c. 635; 2008, c. 485.
VA Code § 59.1-206 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-206. Civil penalties; attorney's fees

A. In any action brought under this chapter, if the court finds that a person has willfully engaged in an act or practice in violation of § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1, the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the county, city, or town may recover for the Literary Fund, upon petition to the court, a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 per violation. For purposes of this section, prima facie evidence of a willful violation may be shown when the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the county, city, or town notifies the alleged violator by certified mail that an act or practice is a violation of § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1, and the alleged violator, after receipt of said notice, continues to engage in the act or practice.B. Any person who willfully violates the terms of an assurance of voluntary compliance or an injunction issued under § 59.1-203 shall forfeit and pay to the Literary Fund a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation. For purposes of this section, the circuit court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the county, city, or town may petition for recovery of civil penalties.C. In any action pursuant to subsection A or B and in addition to any other amount awarded, the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the county, city, or town may recover any applicable civil penalty or penalties, costs, reasonable expenses incurred by the state or local agency in investigating and preparing the case not to exceed $1,000 per violation, and attorney's fees. Such civil penalty or penalties, costs, reasonable expenses, and attorney's fees shall be paid into the general fund of the Commonwealth or of the county, city, or town which such attorney represented.D. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the power of the court to punish as contempt the violation of any order issued by the court, or as limiting the power of the court to enter other orders under § 59.1-203 or 59.1-205.E. The right of trial by jury as provided by law shall be preserved in actions brought under this section.1977, c. 635; 1980, c. 171; 1982, c. 13; 1991, c. 156; 1995, c. 703; 2008, c. 485.
VA Code § 59.1-207 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act|§ 59.1-207. Unintentional violations

In any case arising under this chapter, no liability shall be imposed upon a supplier who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) the act or practice alleged to be in violation of § 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1 was an act or practice of the manufacturer or distributor to the supplier over which the supplier had no control or (ii) the alleged violation resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid a violation; however, nothing in this section shall prevent the court from ordering restitution and payment of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs pursuant to § 59.1-204 B to individuals aggrieved as a result of an unintentional violation of this chapter.1977, c. 635; 1995, cc. 703, 726; 2008, c. 485.
VA Code § 59.1-207.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.1. Title of chapter

This chapter may be cited as the Automobile Repair Facilities Act.1979, c. 506.
VA Code § 59.1-207.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.2. Definitions

As used in this chapter:1. "Motor vehicle" shall mean every vehicle which is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion and every vehicle drawn by or designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and includes every device in, upon or by which any property is or can be transported or drawn upon a highway, whether or not required to be licensed by the Commonwealth, but shall not include devices moved by human or animal power or devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Nor shall it include those parts of a manufactured home which do not affect the ability of the manufactured home to be safely upon a highway.2. "Person" shall include any natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.3. "Automobile repair facility" shall mean any person who for profit diagnoses or corrects malfunctions of, or damage to, a motor vehicle.1979, c. 506; 1999, c. 77.
VA Code § 59.1-207.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.4. Offer to return replaced parts required; customer's right to inspect parts

An automobile repair facility shall offer at the time the repair work is authorized to return to the customer any parts which are removed from the motor vehicle and replaced during the process of repair; provided that any part which is required to be returned to a manufacturer or distributor under a warranty agreement, trade-in agreement or core charge agreement for a reconditioned part need not be returned to the customer. If the customer wishes the return of replaced parts subject to core charge or other trade-in agreements, customer agrees to pay the facility the additional core charge or other trade-in fee. The customer retains the right to inspect requested returned parts even if custody is refused.1979, c. 506.
VA Code § 59.1-207.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.5. Written invoice required upon completion of repair work

Upon completion of any repair work on a motor vehicle, including work performed pursuant to any warranty, an automobile repair facility shall provide the customer a written invoice which clearly indicates the work performed and the charges for parts and labor, separately stated, and which separately identifies those parts provided under warranty and not under warranty, and identifies those parts, if any, which are used, rebuilt or reconditioned. The provisions of this section shall not apply to work performed which was done on an advertised single price basis.1979, c. 506.
VA Code § 59.1-207.5:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.5:1. Sale or installation of motor vehicle glass; prohibited conduct

No person selling or engaged in the sale, installation, or replacement of motor vehicle glass shall advertise, promise to provide, or offer any coupon, credit, or rebate to pay all or part of an insurance deductible under a policy of motor vehicle insurance, as defined in § 38.2-124, unless such person charges no more than the prevailing market rate for such services.2003, c. 707.
VA Code § 59.1-207.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.1 - Automobile Repair Facilities Act|§ 59.1-207.6. Enforcement; penalties

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice pursuant to the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 59.1-196 et seq.) of this title.1979, c. 506.
VA Code § 59.1-207.7 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.2 - Agricultural Equipment Warranties|§ 59.1-207.7. Definitions

As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:"Agricultural equipment" shall mean any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for and used in the occupation or business of farming."Consumer" shall mean a purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of new agricultural equipment or any subsequent purchaser, other than for purpose of resale, to whom such equipment is transferred during the duration of a manufacturer's express written warranty applicable to such equipment.1984, c. 503.
VA Code § 59.1-207.9 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.9. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act.1984, c. 773.
VA Code § 59.1-207.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.10. Intent

The General Assembly recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer purchase, and there is no doubt that a defective motor vehicle creates a hardship for the consumer. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a good faith motor vehicle warranty complaint by a consumer should be resolved by the manufacturer, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the intent of the General Assembly to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued by the manufacturer. However, nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.1984, c. 773.
VA Code § 59.1-207.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.12. Conformity to all warranties

If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all warranties, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agents, or its authorized dealer during the manufacturer's warranty period, the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer shall make such repairs as are necessary to conform the vehicle to such warranties, notwithstanding the fact that such repairs are made after the expiration of such manufacturer's warranty period.1984, c. 773; 1988, c. 603.
VA Code § 59.1-207.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.14. Action to enforce provisions of chapter

Any consumer who suffers loss by reason of a violation of any provision of this chapter may bring a civil action to enforce such provision. Any consumer who is successful in such an action or any defendant in any frivolous action brought by a consumer shall recover reasonable attorney's fees, expert witness fees and court costs incurred by bringing such actions.1984, c. 773; 1988, c. 603.
VA Code § 59.1-207.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.15. Informal dispute settlement procedure

A. If a manufacturer provides an informal dispute settlement procedure, it shall be the consumer's choice whether or not to use it prior to availing himself of his rights under this chapter.B. If a dispute settlement procedure is resorted to by the consumer and the decision is for a refund or a comparable motor vehicle, the manufacturer shall have forty days from its receipt of the consumer's acceptance of the decision or from the date of a court order to comply with the terms of the decision.C. In any action brought because of the manufacturer's failure to comply with the decision, within the scope of the procedure's authority, rendered as a result of a dispute resolution proceeding or a court order, the court may triple the value of the award stipulated in the decision as provided for in this chapter, plus award other equitable relief the court deems appropriate, including additional attorney's fees.1988, c. 603; 1990, c. 772.
VA Code § 59.1-207.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.16. Action to be brought within certain time

Any action brought under this chapter shall be commenced within eighteen months following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer. However, any consumer whose good faith attempts to settle the dispute pursuant to the informal dispute settlement provisions of § 59.1-207.15 have not resulted in the satisfactory resolution of the matter shall have (i) twelve months from the date of the final action taken by the manufacturer in its dispute settlement procedure, if such procedure was resorted to within eighteen months of delivery, or (ii) the original eighteen-month period, whichever is longer, to file an action in the proper court.1988, c. 603; 1990, c. 772; 1999, c. 387.
VA Code § 59.1-207.16:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.3 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act|§ 59.1-207.16:1. Disclosure of returned vehicles; penalty

A. If a motor vehicle that is returned to the manufacturer or distributor either under this chapter or by judgment, decree, or arbitration award in this or any other state and is then transferred by a manufacturer or distributor to a dealer, licensed under Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 46.2, in Virginia, the manufacturer or distributor shall disclose this information to the Virginia dealer.B. If the returned vehicle is then made available for resale or for another lease, the manufacturer shall, prior to sale or lease, disclose in writing in a clear and conspicuous manner, on a separate piece of paper in ten-point capital type, to the Virginia dealer that this motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer, distributor or factory branch, the nature of the defect which resulted in the return, and the condition of the motor vehicle at the time of transfer to the Virginia dealer. It shall be the responsibility of the dealer that receives this disclosure to give notice of its contents to any prospective purchaser or lessee prior to sale or lease, and to transfer the disclosure, or a copy thereof, to the next purchaser or lessee. A dealer's responsibility under this section shall cease upon the sale or lease of the affected motor vehicle to the first purchaser or lessee not for resale or lease.C. Any manufacturer or distributor who violates this section of the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1994, c. 578; 1998, c. 671.
VA Code § 59.1-207.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.4 - Virginia Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 59.1-207.17. Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Virginia Lease-Purchase Agreement Act."1988, c. 24.
VA Code § 59.1-207.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17.4 - Virginia Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 59.1-207.18. Definitions

As used in this chapter:"Advertisement" means a commercial message in any medium that aids, promotes, or assists, directly or indirectly, a lease-purchase agreement."Cash price" means the price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the consumer for cash on the date of the lease-purchase agreement."Consumer" means a natural person who rents personal property under a lease-purchase agreement to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes."Consummation" means the time a consumer becomes contractually obligated on a lease-purchase agreement."Lessor" means a person who regularly provides the use of property through lease-purchase agreements and to whom lease payments are initially payable on the face of the lease-purchase agreement."Lease-purchase agreement" means an agreement for the use of personal property by a natural person primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, for an initial period of four months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period, but does not obligate or require the consumer to continue leasing or using the property beyond the initial period, and that permits the consumer to become the owner of the property.1988, c. 24.