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VA Code § 59.1-508.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.10. Recoupment

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), an aggrieved party, upon notifying the party in breach of contract of its intention to do so, may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from the breach from any payments still due under the same contract.(b) If a breach of contract is not material with reference to the particular performance, an aggrieved party may exercise its rights under subsection (a) only if the agreement does not require further affirmative performance by the other party and the amount of damages deducted can be readily liquidated under the agreement.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.11. Specific performance

(a) Specific performance may be ordered:(1) if the agreement provides for that remedy, other than an obligation for the payment of money;(2) if the contract was not for personal services and the agreed performance is unique; or(3) in other proper circumstances.(b) An order for specific performance may contain any conditions considered just and must provide adequate safeguards consistent with the contract to protect the confidentiality of information, information, and informational rights of both parties.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.12. Completing performance

(a) On breach of contract by a licensee, the licensor may:(1) identify to the contract any conforming copy not already identified if, at the time the licensor learned of the breach, the copy was in its possession;(2) in the exercise of reasonable commercial judgment for purposes of avoiding loss and effective realization on effort or investment, complete the information and identify it to the contract, cease work on it, relicense or dispose of it, or proceed in any other commercially reasonable manner; and(3) pursue any remedy for breach that has not been waived.(b) On breach by a licensee, both parties remain bound by all contractual use terms, but the contractual use terms do not apply to information or copies properly received or obtained from another source.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.13. Continuing use

On breach of contract by a licensor, the following rules apply:(1) A licensee that has not canceled the contract may continue to use the information and informational rights under the contract. If the licensee continues to use the information or informational rights, the licensee is bound by all terms of the contract, including contractual use terms, obligations not to compete, and obligations to pay contract fees.(2) The licensee may pursue any remedy for breach which has not been waived.(3) The licensor's rights remain in effect but are subject to the licensee's remedy for breach, including any right of recoupment or setoff.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.14. Discontinuing access

On material breach of an access contract or if the agreement so provides, a party may discontinue all contractual rights of access of the party in breach and direct any person that is assisting the performance of the contract to discontinue its performance.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.15. Right to possession and to prevent use

(a) On cancellation of a license, the licensor has the right:(1) to possession of all copies of the licensed information in the possession or control of the licensee and any other materials pertaining to that information which by contract are to be returned or delivered by the licensee to the licensor; and(2) to prevent the continued exercise of contractual and informational rights in the licensed information under the license.(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 59.1-508.14, a licensor may exercise his rights under subsection (a) without judicial process only if this can be done:(1) without a breach of the peace;(2) without a foreseeable risk of personal injury or significant physical damage to information or property other than the licensed information; and(3) in accordance with § 59.1-508.16.(c) In a judicial proceeding, the court may enjoin a licensee in breach of contract from continued use of the information and informational rights and may order the licensor or a judicial officer to take the steps described in § 59.1-506.18.(d) A party has a right to an expedited judicial hearing on a request for prejudgment relief to enforce or protect its rights under this section.(e) The right to possession under this section is not available to the extent that the information, before breach of the license and in the ordinary course of performance under the license, was so altered or commingled that the information is no longer identifiable or separable.(f) A licensee that provides information to a licensor subject to contractual use terms has the rights and is subject to the limitations of a licensor under this section with respect to the information he provides.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-508.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-508.17. Reserved

Reserved.
VA Code § 59.1-509.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 43 - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|§ 59.1-509.2. Previous rights and transactions

Contracts that are enforceable and rights of action that accrue before the effective date of this chapter are governed by the law then in effect unless the parties agree to be governed by this chapter.2000, cc. 101, 996.
VA Code § 59.1-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-510. Definitions; rule of construction

As used in this chapter:"Established business relationship" means a relationship between the called person and the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made or initiated based on (i) the called person's purchase from, or transaction with, the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made or initiated within the 18 months immediately preceding the date of the call or (ii) the called person's inquiry or application regarding any property, good, or service offered by the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made or initiated within the three months immediately preceding the date of the call."Personal relationship" means the relationship between a telephone solicitor making or initiating a telephone solicitation call and any family member, friend, or acquaintance of that telephone solicitor."Responsible person" means either or both of (i) a telephone solicitor or (ii) a seller if the telephone solicitation call offering or advertising the seller's property, goods, or services is presumed to have been made or initiated on behalf of or for the benefit of the seller and the presumption is not rebutted as provided in subsection B of § 59.1-514.1."Seller" means any person on whose behalf or for whose benefit a telephone solicitation call offering or advertising the person's property, goods, or services is made or initiated."Telephone solicitation call" means (i) any telephone call made or initiated to any natural person's residence in the Commonwealth, to any landline or wireless telephone with a Virginia area code, or to a landline or wireless telephone registered to any natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth or (ii) any text message sent to any wireless telephone with a Virginia area code or to a wireless telephone registered to any natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth, for the purpose of offering or advertising any property, goods, or services for sale, lease, license, or investment, including offering or advertising an extension of credit or for the purpose of fraudulent activity, including engaging in any conduct that results in the display of false or misleading caller identification information on the called person's telephone."Telephone solicitor" means any person who makes or initiates, or causes another person to make or initiate, a telephone solicitation call on its own behalf or for its own benefit or on behalf of or for the benefit of a seller.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2019, cc. 256, 264; 2020, cc. 263, 607.
VA Code § 59.1-511 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-511. Calling time restrictions

No telephone solicitor shall initiate, or cause to be initiated, a telephone solicitation call at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local time at the called person's location, unless the telephone solicitor has obtained the prior consent of the called person.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224.
VA Code § 59.1-512 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-512. Identification of telephone solicitor required

A telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation call shall identify himself by his first and last names and the name of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made promptly upon making contact with the called person.2001, cc. 528, 553.
VA Code § 59.1-513 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-513. Transmission of caller identification information required

A. A telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation call shall transmit the telephone number, and, when available by the telephone solicitor's carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor. The number so provided must permit, during regular business hours, any individual to make a request not to receive telephone solicitation calls.B. No telephone solicitor shall take any intentional action to prevent the transmission of the telephone solicitor's name or telephone number to any person receiving a telephone solicitation call or engage in any conduct that results in the display of false or misleading caller identification information on the called person's telephone.C. It shall not be a violation of this section to substitute for the name and telephone number used in, or billed for, making the call the name of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made and that person's customer service telephone number.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2020, cc. 263, 607.
VA Code § 59.1-513.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-513.1. Abandoned telephone solicitation calls

Whenever a live sales representative is not available to speak with the person answering a telephone solicitation call within two seconds of the person's completed greeting, the telephone solicitor shall play a prerecorded identification message that states the name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call was being made. The number so provided shall permit, during regular business hours, any individual to make a request not to receive telephone solicitation calls.2004, cc. 202, 224.
VA Code § 59.1-514 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-514. Unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited

A. No telephone solicitor shall initiate, or cause to be initiated, a telephone solicitation call to a telephone number when a person at such telephone number previously has stated that he does not wish to receive a telephone solicitation call made by or on behalf of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made. Such statement may be made to a telephone solicitor or to the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made if that person is different from the telephone solicitor. Any such request not to receive telephone solicitation calls shall be honored for at least 10 years from the time the request is made.B. No telephone solicitor shall initiate, or cause to be initiated, a telephone solicitation call to a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry maintained by the federal government pursuant to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310, and 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200.C. It shall be an affirmative defense in any action brought under § 59.1-515 or 59.1-517 for a violation of this section that the defendant has established and implemented, with due care, reasonable practices and procedures to effectively prevent telephone solicitation calls in violation of this section, including using in accordance with applicable federal regulations a version of the National Do Not Call Registry obtained from the administrator of the registry no more than 31 days prior to the date any telephone solicitation call is made.D. For purposes of this section, "telephone solicitation call" shall not include a telephone call made to any person: (i) with that person's prior express invitation or permission as evidenced by a signed, written agreement stating that the person agrees to be contacted by or on behalf of a specific party and including the telephone number to which the call may be placed, (ii) with whom the person on whose behalf the telephone call is made has an established business relationship, or (iii) with whom the telephone solicitor making the telephone call has a personal relationship. The exemption for an established business relationship or a personal relationship shall not apply when the person called previously has stated that he does not wish to receive telephone solicitation calls as provided in subsection A.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2005, c. 296.
VA Code § 59.1-514.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-514.1. Joint liability of seller and telephone solicitor for prohibited acts; rebuttable presumption

A. A seller on whose behalf or for whose benefit a telephone solicitor makes or initiates a telephone solicitation call in violation of any provision of § 59.1-511, 59.1-512, 59.1-513, or 59.1-514 and the telephone solicitor making or initiating the telephone call shall be jointly and severally liable for such violation.B. A telephone solicitation call offering or advertising a seller's property, goods, or services shall be presumed to have been made or initiated on behalf of or for the benefit of the seller, whether or not any agency relationship exists between the telephone solicitor and the seller, whether or not the seller supervised or directed the conduct of the telephone solicitor, and whether or not the telephone solicitor is shown to have acted at the seller's direction and request when making or initiating the telephone solicitation call. The presumption may be rebutted if it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the seller did not retain or request the telephone solicitor to make telephone solicitation calls on the seller's behalf or for the seller's benefit and that the telephone solicitation calls offering or advertising the seller's property, goods, or services were made by the telephone solicitor without the seller's knowledge or consent.2019, cc. 256, 264.
VA Code § 59.1-515 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-515. Individual action for damages

A. Any natural person who is aggrieved by a violation of this chapter shall be entitled to initiate an action against any responsible person to enjoin such violation and to recover from any responsible person damages in the amount of $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequent violation.B. If the court finds a willful violation, the court may, in its discretion, increase the amount of any damages awarded for a first or second violation under subsection A to an amount not exceeding $5,000.C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to any damages awarded, such person may be awarded under subsection A or B reasonable attorney fees and court costs.D. An action for damages, attorney fees, and costs brought under this section may be filed in an appropriate general district court or small claims court against any responsible person so long as the amount claimed does not exceed the jurisdictional limits set forth in § 16.1-77 or 16.1-122.2, as applicable. Any action brought under this section that includes a request for an injunction shall be filed in an appropriate circuit court.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2019, cc. 256, 264; 2020, cc. 263, 607.
VA Code § 59.1-516 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-516. Investigative authority

Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, 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.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2019, cc. 256, 264.
VA Code § 59.1-517 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-517. Enforcement; civil penalties

A. The Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin any violation of this chapter by any responsible person and to recover from any responsible person damages for aggrieved persons in the amount of $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequent violation.B. If the court finds a willful violation, the court may, in its discretion, also assess against any responsible person a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.C. In any action brought under this section, the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality may recover reasonable expenses incurred by the state or local agency in investigating and preparing the case, and attorney fees.D. Any civil penalties assessed under subsection B in an action brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund. Any civil penalties assessed under subsection B in an action brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.2001, cc. 528, 553; 2019, cc. 256, 264; 2020, cc. 263, 607.
VA Code § 59.1-518 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-518. Effect on other remedies, causes of action or penalties

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit any remedies, causes of action or penalties available to any person or governmental agency under any other federal or state law.2001, cc. 528, 553.
VA Code § 59.1-518.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44 - Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act|§ 59.1-518.01. Communication with state agencies

The Attorney General shall establish ongoing communication with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to ensure that adults, as defined in § 63.2-1603, have access to information regarding the prevention of potential patterns of financial exploitation. The Attorney General shall coordinate with the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to determine an effective and efficient manner of communicating such information, while also ensuring that confidential or privileged information is not exchanged.2020, c. 939.
VA Code § 59.1-518.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44.1 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 59.1-518.1. Definitions

As used in this chapter:"Automatic dialing-announcing device" means a device that (i) selects and dials telephone numbers and (ii) working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the telephone number called."Caller" means a person that attempts to contact, or contacts, a subscriber in the Commonwealth by using a telephone or telephone line."Commercial telephone solicitation" means any unsolicited call to a subscriber when (i) the person initiating the call has not had a prior business or personal relationship with the subscriber and (ii) the purpose of the call is to solicit the purchase or the consideration of the purchase of goods or services by the subscriber. The term does not include calls initiated by the Commonwealth or a political subdivision for exclusively public purposes."Subscriber" means (i) a person who has subscribed to telephone service from a telephone company or (ii) other persons living or residing with the person.2009, c. 699.
VA Code § 59.1-518.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44.1 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 59.1-518.2. When automatic dialing-announcing devices prohibited

A caller shall not use an automatic dialing-announcing device in connection with making a commercial telephone solicitation unless:1. The subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message, or2. The message is immediately preceded by a live operator who, after disclosing (i) the name of the entity sending the message, (ii) the purpose of the message, (iii) the kinds of goods or services the message is promoting, and (iv), if applicable, the fact that the message intends to solicit payment or the commitment of funds, obtains the subscriber's consent before the commercial telephone solicitation is delivered.2009, c. 699.
VA Code § 59.1-518.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44.1 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 59.1-518.3. Disconnect requirement

A caller shall not use an automatic dialing-announcing device or other device that disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the telephone number called unless the device is designed and operated to disconnect, disengage, or terminate within five seconds after the party called terminates the telephone call by any method that is in accordance with normal operating procedures of his telephone receiver.2009, c. 699.
VA Code § 59.1-518.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 44.1 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 59.1-518.4. Violations of chapter; penalty

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 the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).2009, c. 699.