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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4130. Civil penalties

Any person who conducts a gaming operation without first obtaining a license to do so, or who continues to conduct such games after revocation of his license, in addition to other penalties provided, shall be subject to a civil penalty assessed by the Board equal to the amount of gross receipts derived from wagering on games, whether unauthorized or authorized, conducted on the day, as well as confiscation and forfeiture of all casino gaming equipment, devices, and supplies used in the conduct of unauthorized games. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4132. Authorized on-premises mobile casino gaming

On-premises mobile casino gaming is prohibited except when offered by a casino gaming operator to individuals who participate in on-premises mobile casino gaming on the premises of the casino gaming establishment. Any casino gaming operator that offers on-premises mobile casino gaming shall comply with any regulations promulgated by the Board related to on-premises mobile casino gaming.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4133. Location of primary on-premises mobile casino gaming operation

A. A casino gaming operator's primary on-premises mobile casino gaming operation, including facilities, equipment, and personnel who are directly engaged in the conduct of on-premises mobile casino gaming, shall be located within a restricted area on the premises of the casino gaming establishment. Backup equipment used on a temporary basis pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Board to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming may, with the approval of the Department, be located outside the territorial limits of a casino gaming establishment.
B. Facilities used to conduct and support on-premises mobile casino gaming shall:
1. Be arranged in a manner promoting optimum security;
2. Include a closed circuit visual monitoring system according to specifications approved by the Department, with access on the premises to the system or its signal provided to the Department;
3. Not be designed in any way that might interfere with the ability of the Department to supervise on-premises mobile casino gaming operations; and
4. Comply in all respects with regulations of the Board pertaining thereto.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4134. On-premises mobile casino gaming accounts

A. A casino gaming operator may offer on-premises mobile casino gaming only to an individual who has established an on-premises mobile casino gaming account and uses such account to place wagers as follows:
1. Any wager shall be placed directly with the casino gaming operator by the account holder;
2. The casino gaming operator shall verify the account holder's physical presence on the premises of the casino gaming establishment; and
3. The account holder shall provide the casino licensee with the correct authentication information for access to the wagering account.
B. A casino gaming operator shall not accept a wager in an amount in excess of funds on deposit in the account of the individual placing the wager.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4135. Disposition of inactive, dormant accounts

All amounts remaining in on-premises mobile casino gaming accounts inactive or dormant for such period and under such conditions as established by regulation by the Board shall be closed. Any funds remaining in the account at such time shall be paid 50 percent to the casino gaming operator and 50 percent to the general fund. Before closing an account pursuant to this section, the casino gaming operator shall attempt to contact the account holder by mail, phone, and electronic mail.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4136. Assistance to people with gambling problem

A. In order to assist those persons who may have a gambling problem, a casino gaming operator shall:
1. Cause the words "If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER," or some comparable language approved by the Department, which language shall include the words "gambling problem" and "call 1-800 GAMBLER," to be displayed prominently at log-on and log-off times to any person visiting or logged onto on-premises mobile casino gaming; and
2. Provide a mechanism by which an account holder may establish the following controls on wagering activity through the wagering account:
a. A limit on the amount of money deposited within a specified period of time and the length of time the account holder will be unable to participate in gaming if the holder reaches the established deposit limit; and
b. A temporary suspension of gaming through the account for any number of hours or days.
B. The casino gaming operator shall not send gaming-related electronic mail to an account holder while gaming through his account is suspended, if the suspension is for at least 72 hours. The casino gaming operator shall provide a mechanism by which an account holder may change these controls, except that, while gaming through the wagering account is suspended, the account holder may not change gaming controls until the suspension expires, but the account holder shall continue to have access to the account and shall be permitted to withdraw funds from the account upon proper application therefor.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4137. Offering of on-premises mobile casino gaming without approval; penalties

Any person who offers on-premises mobile casino gaming in violation of this article or regulations promulgated thereunder is guilty of a Class 6 felony and subject to a fine of not more than $25,000 and, in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $100,000.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4138. Tampering with equipment; penalties

A. Any person who knowingly tampers with software, computers, or other equipment used to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming to alter the odds or the payout of a game or disables the game from operating according to the rules of the game as promulgated by the Board is guilty of a Class 5 felony and subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $200,000.
B. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the casino gaming operator who violates this section shall have his permit revoked and shall be subject to such further penalty as the Department deems appropriate.
C. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming operator that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino gaming suspended for a period determined by the Department and shall be subject to such further penalty as the Department deems appropriate.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4139. Tampering affecting odds, payout; penalties

A. Any person who knowingly offers or allows to be offered any on-premises mobile casino game that has been tampered with in a way that affects the odds or the payout of a game or disables the game from operating according to the rules of the game as promulgated by the Board is guilty of a Class 5 felony and subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $200,000.
B. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the casino gaming operator who violates this section shall have his permit suspended for a period of not less than 30 days.
C. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming operator that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino gaming suspended for a period of not less than 30 days.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4140. Facilities permitted to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming; violations, penalties

No person shall make its premises available for on-premises mobile casino gaming or advertise that its premises may be used for such purpose, other than a casino gaming operator that (i) has located all of its equipment used to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming, including computers, servers, monitoring rooms, and hubs, on the premises of its casino gaming establishment and (ii) that offers on-site mobile casino gaming only to individuals who participate in such gaming on the premises of the casino gaming establishment. Any person that is determined by the Department to have violated the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of $1,000 per player per day for making its premises available for on-premises mobile casino gaming and of $10,000 per violation for advertising that its premises may be used for such purpose.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 58.1 - Taxation › Chapter 41 - Casino Gaming › § 58.1-4141. Taxation

Any gross receipts from on-premises mobile casino gaming shall be included in a casino gaming operator's adjusted gross receipts and subject to taxation pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 (§ 58.1-4124 et seq.).
2020, cc. 1197, 1248.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.2. Purpose of chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the free market system in the economy of this Commonwealth by prohibiting restraints of trade and monopolistic practices that act or tend to act to decrease competition. This chapter shall be construed in accordance with the legislative purpose to implement fully the Commonwealth's police power to regulate commerce.
1974, c. 545.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.3. Definitions

When used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Commodity" includes any kind of real or personal property.
"Person" includes any natural person; any trust or association of persons, formal or otherwise; or any corporation, partnership, company, or other legal or commercial entity.
"Service" includes any activity that is performed in whole or in part for the purpose of financial gain, including personal service, rental, leasing, or licensing for use.
"Trade or commerce," "trade," or "commerce"includes all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity, service, or business activity.
1974, c. 545; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.4. Certain activities not prohibited

A. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to make illegal:
1. The activities of any labor or professional organization or of individual members thereof that are directed solely to labor or professional objectives legitimate under the laws of the Commonwealth or the United States.
2. The activities of any agricultural or horticultural cooperative organization, or of individual members thereof, to the extent necessary to achieve the aims of the enacted laws of either the Commonwealth or the United States.
3. The bona fide religious and charitable activities of any nonprofit corporation, trust or organization established exclusively for religious or charitable purposes.
B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall make unlawful conduct that is authorized, regulated or approved (i) by a statute of the Commonwealth or (ii) by an administrative or constitutionally established agency of the Commonwealth or of the United States having jurisdiction of the subject matter and having authority to consider the anticompetitive effect, if any, of such conduct. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter or terminate any other applicable limitation, exemption or exclusion.
1974, c. 545; 1979, c. 640; 2018, c. 574.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.8. Forum; restraining orders and injunctions; penalties

Actions and proceedings for violations of this chapter shall be brought in the circuit courts of this Commonwealth. Those courts may issue temporary restraining orders and injunctions to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter, and may award the damages and impose the civil penalties provided herein. They may also grant mandatory injunctions reasonably necessary to eliminate violations of this chapter.
1974, c. 545.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.9. Venue

The venue for all actions and proceedings for violations of this chapter shall be as specified below in this section.
The circuit court of the county or city wherein any defendant: (i) resides; or (ii) regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activity; or (iii) has property that may be affected by the action or proceeding. Provided, however, that if said defendant does not, as specified in (i), (ii) and (iii) above, reside in, conduct affairs or business activity in, or have such property in the Commonwealth, then the action or proceeding may be brought in the circuit court of the county or city in which the registered office of said defendant is located or wherein the alleged violation occurred.
1974, c. 545; 1975, c. 289.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.11. Penalty for flagrant violations

In any action or proceeding brought under subsection A of § 59.1-9.15 the court may assess for the benefit of the Commonwealth a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 for each willful or flagrant violation of this chapter. No civil penalty shall be imposed in connection with any violation for which any fine or penalty is imposed pursuant to federal law.
1974, c. 545; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.12. Personal suit for injunction or actual damages

A. Any person threatened with injury or damage to his business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may institute an action or proceeding for injunctive relief, disgorgement, and other forms of equitable monetary relief as the court deems appropriate when and under the same conditions and principles as injunctive relief is granted in other cases.
B. Any person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may recover the actual damages sustained, and, as determined by the court, the costs of suit and reasonable attorney fees. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, it may increase damages to an amount not in excess of three times the actual damages sustained.
1974, c. 545; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.13. Effect of conviction in other proceedings

A final judgment or decree to the effect that a defendant has violated this chapter, other than a consent judgment or decree entered before any testimony has been taken, in an action or proceeding brought under subsection A of § 59.1-9.15 is prima facie evidence against that defendant in any other action or proceeding against him brought under § 59.1-9.12 or subsection B of § 59.1-9.15 as to all matters with respect to which the judgment or decree would be an estoppel between the parties thereto.
1974, c. 545; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.14. Limitation of actions

A. An action under subsection A of § 59.1-9.15 to recover a civil penalty is barred if it is not commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues.
B. An action under subsection B of § 59.1-9.12 or subsection B of § 59.1-9.15 to recover damages is barred if it is not commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues, or within one year after the conclusion of any action or proceeding under subsection A of § 59.1-9.15 commenced within or before that time based in whole or in part on any matter complained of in the action for damages, whichever is later.
1974, c. 545; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 1.1 - Virginia Antitrust Act › § 59.1-9.15. Actions on behalf of Commonwealth or localities; injunctive and other equitable relief; damages

A. The Attorney General on behalf of the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the Commonwealth or county attorney on behalf of a county, or the city attorney on behalf of a city, or the town attorney on behalf of a town may institute actions and proceedings for injunctive relief, disgorgement, and other forms of equitable monetary relief as the court deems appropriate, and civil penalties for violations of this chapter. In any such action or proceeding in which the plaintiff substantially prevails, the court may award the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney fees, to such plaintiff.
B. The Commonwealth, a political subdivision thereof, or any public agency injured in its business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter, may recover the actual damages sustained, reasonable attorney fees and the costs of suit. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, it may increase damages to an amount not in excess of three times the actual damages sustained.
C. The Attorney General in acting under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may also bring such action on behalf of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, provided that the Attorney General shall notify each such subdivision of the pendency of the action and give such subdivision the option of exclusion from the action.
D. The Attorney General may bring a civil action to recover damages and secure other relief as provided by this chapter as parens patriae respecting injury to the general economy of the Commonwealth.
1974, c. 545; 1982, c. 60; 1988, c. 589; 2023, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.2. Definitions

A. As used in this chapter, "home solicitation sale" means:
1. A consumer sale or lease of goods or services in which the seller or a person acting for him engages (i) in a personal solicitation of the sale or lease or (ii) in a solicitation of the sale or lease by telephone or electronic means at any residence other than that of the seller without prior invitation or appointment; and
2. The buyer's agreement or offer to purchase or lease is there given to the seller or a person acting for him.
B. As used in this chapter:
1. "Home solicitation sale" does not mean a consumer sale or lease of farm equipment or a consumer sale made by an entity regulated by the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, an affiliate of any such entity, or a dealer licensed by the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.
2. "Home solicitation sale" does not include cash sales of less than $25, a sale or lease made pursuant to a preexisting revolving charge account, or a sale or lease made pursuant to prior negotiations between the parties.
3. "Home solicitation sale" does not include sales made entirely by telephone or electronic means at the initiation of the buyer and without any other contact between the buyer and the seller or its representative prior to the delivery of goods or performance of services.
C. As used in this chapter, "goods" means tangible personal property and also includes a merchandise certificate whereby a writing is issued by the seller which is not redeemable in cash and is usable in lieu of cash in exchange for goods or services; "seller" means seller or lessor and "buyer" means buyer or lessee.
1970, c. 668; 1972, c. 448; 1975, c. 217; 1986, c. 577; 2023, cc. 301, 302.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.3. Cancellation of sale

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5), in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase which complies with § 59.1-21.4.
(2) Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address stated in the agreement or offer to purchase.
(3) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is given when it is deposited in a mailbox properly addressed and postage prepaid.
(4) Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates by any form of written expression the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.
(5) The buyer may not cancel a home solicitation sale if the buyer requests the seller to provide goods or services without delay because of an emergency, and
(a) The seller in good faith makes a substantial beginning of performance of the contract before the buyer gives notice of cancellation, and
(b) In the case of goods, the goods cannot be returned to the seller in substantially as good condition as when received by the buyer, and
(c) The buyer's emergency request is in a dated writing personally signed by the buyer and which expressly states that the buyer understands that he is waiving his right to cancel the sale under the provisions of this act.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (5), any waiver or modification of a buyer's right to cancel is void and of no effect. In the event the seller obtains from the buyer a waiver or modification of his right to cancel, the buyer's right to cancel shall commence on the first business day following his learning that the waiver or modification is void and of no effect.
1970, c. 668; 1972, c. 448.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.5. Tender of payments to buyer

(1) Except as provided in this section, within ten days after a home solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked the seller must tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness.
(2) If the down payment includes goods traded in, the goods must be tendered in substantially as good condition as when received by the seller. If the seller fails to tender the goods as provided by this section, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.
(3) Until the seller has complied with the obligations imposed by this section, the buyer may retain possession of goods delivered to him by the seller and has a lien on the goods in his possession or control for any recovery to which he is entitled.
1970, c. 668; 1972, c. 448; 1973, c. 147.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.6. Tender of goods to seller

(1) Except as provided by the provisions of § 59.1-21.5 (3), within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand must tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but he is not obligated to tender at any place other than his residence. If the seller fails to demand possession of goods within twenty days after cancellation or revocation, the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them.
(2) The buyer has a duty to take reasonable care of the goods in his possession before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time thereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk.
(3) If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a home solicitation sale prior to its cancellation, the seller is entitled to no compensation.
1970, c. 668; 1973, c. 147.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.7. Cancellation of contract when seller has misrepresented nature or purpose of transaction

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if at the time of a home solicitation a seller or his agent should fail to immediately identify himself as a seller or lessor, or should he represent or imply that his purpose at the time of solicitation is anything other than selling or leasing if that is not substantially true, the buyer shall have a total of thirty days to cancel any home solicitation sales contract there entered into in the same manner and to the same extent as otherwise provided by this chapter; provided that the goods or merchandise are made available for the seller's repossession and are tendered back to the seller in substantially as good condition as when received by the buyer.
1972, c. 448; 2001, c. 402.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.1 - Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act › § 59.1-21.7:1. 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 the Virginia Consumer Protection Act of 1977, Chapter 17 (§ 59.1-196 et seq.) of this title.
1987, cc. 462, 464.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.9. Findings of General Assembly

The General Assembly finds and declares that since the distribution and sales through franchise arrangements of petroleum products in the Commonwealth of Virginia vitally affect the economy of the Commonwealth, the public interest, welfare, and transportation, and since the preservation of the rights, responsibilities, and independence of the small businesses in the Commonwealth is essential to economic vitality, it is necessary to define the relationships and responsibilities of the parties to certain agreements pertaining thereto. Consistent with these findings and declarations, the provisions of § 59.1-21.15:2, which do not relate to the termination or nonrenewal of petroleum franchises governed by federal law, advance the interests of the Commonwealth, and its citizens, by facilitating the purchase of retail service stations by their occupying lessee-franchisees, thereby insuring the motoring public greater access to service stations and petroleum products and furthering a more dynamic and full-service-oriented retail marketplace, while also considering the interests of the franchisor and, if applicable, the property owner, with regard to such service station premises.
1973, c. 423; 1990, c. 907; 2014, c. 222.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.11:1. Waiver of constitutional rights prohibited

Any provision in any agreement or franchise subject to the provisions of this chapter purporting to waive or to directly or indirectly limit the constitutional rights of a dealer (i) to petition any governmental authority or body or (ii) lawfully to seek or oppose any governmental or regulatory action with respect to any matter, notwithstanding any contrary position taken by the franchisor thereon, shall be null and void.
1994, c. 170.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.12. Civil action for violation of chapter

A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be civilly liable for liquidated damages of $10,000 and reasonable attorney's fees, plus provable damages caused as a result of such violation, and be subject to such other remedies, legal or equitable, including injunctive relief, as may be available to the party damaged by such violation. Such action shall be brought in the circuit court of the jurisdiction wherein the franchised premises are located. For the purposes of subdivisions 5 and 9 of § 59.1-21.11, a proposed transferee, assignee, or designated family member who is not approved as a dealer by a refiner shall have legal standing to challenge a refiner's compliance with the provisions of this section relating to assignment.
B. No action may be brought under the provisions of this chapter for a cause of action which arises more than two years prior to the date on which such action is brought.
1973, c. 423; 1990, c. 907; 2003, c. 410.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.13. Obligation of refiner to repurchase upon termination, etc., of agreement

In the event of any termination, cancellation, or failure to renew whether by mutual agreement or otherwise, a refiner shall make or cause to be made a good faith offer to repurchase from the dealer, his heirs, successors, and assigns, at the current wholesale prices any and all merchantable products purchased by such dealer from the refiner; provided, that in such event the refiner shall have the right to apply the proceeds against any existing indebtedness owed to him by the dealer; and provided further, that such repurchase obligation is conditioned upon there being no other claims or liens against such products by or on behalf of other creditors of the dealer.
1973, c. 423; 1979, c. 306; 1990, c. 907.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.15. Disclosures to be made by refiner before conclusion of agreement

A refiner shall disclose to any prospective dealer the following information, before any franchise agreement is concluded:
1. The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the three-year period immediately past or for the entire period which the location has been supplied by the refiner, whichever is shorter.
2. The name and last known address of the previous dealer or dealers for the last three years, or for and during the entire period which the location has been supplied by the refiner, whichever is shorter.
3. Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition, or other disposition of the location.
4. The training programs, if any, and the specific goods and services the refiner will provide for and to the dealer.
5. Full disclosure of any and all obligations which will be required of the dealer.
6. Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, and termination of the agreement.
1973, c. 423; 1979, c. 306; 1990, c. 907.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.15:1. Continued rights of dealers upon sale or assignment of franchise agreement

Any franchise between a dealer and a refiner located in Planning District 8 in effect on or after January 1, 2008, which franchise is sold or assigned to a third party shall require such acquiring third party, and its successors, assigns, affiliates and subsidiaries, to comply with, provide, grant, and make available to the dealer and to any successor of the dealer any and all rights, privileges, or protections provided for in this chapter and required of or enforceable against the assigning refiner-franchisor except for such sale or assignment. With respect to the requirements of § 59.1-21.16:2, the one and one-half mile restriction shall only apply to a franchise location which is sold or assigned on or after January 1, 2008.
2008, c. 837.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.16:2. Operation of retail outlet by refiner; apportionment of fuels during periods of shortage; rules and regulations

A. After July 1, 1979, no refiner of petroleum products shall operate any major brand, secondary brand, or unbranded retail outlet in the Commonwealth of Virginia with company personnel, a parent company, or under a contract with any person, firm, or corporation, managing a service station on a fee arrangement with the refiner; however, such refiner may operate such retail outlet with the aforesaid personnel, parent, person, firm, or corporation if such outlet is located not less than one and one-half miles from the nearest retail outlet operated by any dealer or jobber/distributor, as measured by the most direct surface transportation route from the gas pump at the refiner's facility that is nearest a gas pump at the dealer's or jobber/distributor's facility; and provided, that once in operation, no refiner shall be required to change or cease operation of any retail outlet by the provisions of this section.
During the period July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1991, no refiner may construct and operate with company personnel as defined in this section any new major brand, secondary brand, or unbranded retail outlet in the Commonwealth of Virginia, except on any property purchased or under option to purchase by March 1, 1990.
B. Every refiner of petroleum products shall apportion all gasoline and diesel fuel among their purchasers during periods of shortages on an equitable basis.
C. No new lease, lease renewal, new supply contract, or new supply contract renewal under this chapter shall impose purchase or sales quotas.
D. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to retail outlets operated by producers or refiners on July 1, 1979.
1979, c. 306; 1984, c. 720; 1990, c. 907; 1995, c. 664; 2003, c. 410; 2012, c. 351.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2 - Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act › § 59.1-21.18:1. Exclusions

Franchise agreements subject to the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to any requirement contained within Chapter 8 (§ 13.1-557 et seq.) of Title 13.1.
1978, c. 670.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2:1 - Emergency Petroleum Products Supply Act › § 59.1-21.18:2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings:
1."Petroleum products" shall mean kerosene and number one and two heating oils;
2. "Supplier" shall mean any person, partnership, company, corporation or association engaged in the refining and subsequent sale of petroleum products to any distributor in the Commonwealth;
3. "Distributor" shall mean any distributor, wholesaler, jobber, consignee or commission agent who purchases or otherwise acquires possession of or an interest in petroleum products under a contract of supply in the Commonwealth from a supplier for redistribution or wholesale sale;
4. "Monthly allocation" shall mean the monthly amount of petroleum products sold or otherwise supplied to a distributor under applicable U.S. Department of Energy regulations and rules, or which the supplier may otherwise be allocating to its distributors;
5."To discontinue" shall mean the failure or refusal to sell a monthly allocation as defined herein to a distributor for a period of six consecutive months unless such failure or refusal is the direct and proximate result of force majeure;
6."To reduce" shall mean the failure or refusal of a supplier to deliver at least seventy-five per centum of a monthly allocation to a distributor for a period of two consecutive months unless such failure or refusal is the direct and proximate result of an allocation percentage factor applied by the supplier to all its distributors or force majeure;
7."Force majeure" means an act of God or any other cause not reasonably within the control of the supplier.
1980, c. 457.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2:1 - Emergency Petroleum Products Supply Act › § 59.1-21.18:3. Prohibited acts

Except in the event of failure by any distributor in the Commonwealth to comply with the material requirements imposed upon him by a contract or agreement with the supplier, other than a failure caused by force majeure; or except as may be required by an agency of the federal or state government responsible for regulating allocations of petroleum products; or except as provided in § 59.1-21.18:4, it shall be unlawful for any supplier:
1. To discontinue monthly allocations of petroleum products to a distributor, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier's usual contract acceptance criteria; or
2. To reduce monthly allocations of petroleum products to a Virginia distributor, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier's usual contract acceptance criteria.
1980, c. 457.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 2.2:1 - Emergency Petroleum Products Supply Act › § 59.1-21.18:4. Exemptions under chapter

A supplier shall be authorized to reduce or discontinue monthly allocations of petroleum products with any Virginia distributor if the supplier:
1. Furnishes the distributor with an alternative source of monthly allocations of petroleum products of equal type, grade, quantity and equivalent delivery location; or
2. Agrees to supply the distributor with monthly allocations of petroleum products for a period of twelve months and furnishes the distributor and the Governor of the Commonwealth with written notice of its intention to discontinue or reduce such allocations at least twelve months in advance of such discontinuance or reduction.
1980, c. 457.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.1. "Owner" defined

As used in this chapter, "owner" means the person who owns the sounds fixed in any master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film or other device used for reproducing recorded sounds on phonograph records, discs, tapes, films, videocassettes, or other articles now known or later developed on which sound is recorded and from which the transferred sounds are directly or indirectly derived, or the person who owns the rights to record or authorize the recording of a live performance.
1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.2. Recording of live concerts or recorded sounds and distribution, etc., of such recordings unlawful in certain circumstances

It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Knowingly transfer or cause to be transferred, directly or indirectly by any means, any sounds at a live concert or any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, videocassette, or other article now known or later developed on which sounds are recorded, with the intent to sell, rent or cause to be sold or rented, or to be used for profit through public performance, such article on which sounds are so transferred, without consent of the owner; or
2. For commercial advantage or private financial gain, manufacture, distribute, transport or wholesale, or cause to be manufactured, distributed, transported or sold as wholesale, or possess for such purposes any article with the knowledge that the sounds are so transferred, without consent of the owner.
This section shall not apply to any person engaged in radio or television broadcasting who transfers, or causes to be transferred, any such sounds other than from the sound track of a motion picture intended for, or in connection with broadcast or telecast transmission or related uses, or for archival purposes.
1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.3. Selling or renting, etc., of certain recorded devices unlawful

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, rent, cause to be sold or rented, or possess for the purpose of selling or renting any recorded device that has been produced, manufactured, distributed, or acquired in violation of any provision of this chapter.
1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.4. Recorded devices to show true name of manufacturer

Ninety days after July 1, 1972, every recorded device sold, rented or transferred or possessed for the purpose of sale, rental or transfer by any manufacturer, distributor, or wholesale or retail merchant shall contain on its packaging the true name and address of the manufacturer. The term "manufacturer" shall not include the manufacturer of the cartridge or casing itself. The term "recorded device" means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, and includes any phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, videocassette, film or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored.
1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.5. Confiscation of nonconforming recorded devices

Ninety days after July 1, 1972, it shall be the duty of all law-enforcement officers, upon discovery, to confiscate all recorded devices that do not conform to the provisions of § 59.1-41.4. The nonconforming recorded devices shall be delivered to the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county in which the confiscation was made. The attorney for the Commonwealth by court order may give the same to a charitable or educational organization. The provisions of this section shall apply to any nonconforming recorded device, regardless of the requirement in § 59.1-41.3 of knowledge or intent of a retail seller.
1972, c. 618.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 3.1 - Records, Tapes and Other Recorded Devices › § 59.1-41.6. Penalties for violation of chapter

Violations of this chapter are punishable as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person convicted of an offense under this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
2. Any person convicted of an offense involving at least 100 unlawful sound recordings or twenty unlawful audio visual recordings during any 180-day period is guilty of a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than two years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $5,000, either or both;
3. Any person convicted of an offense involving at least 1,000 unlawful sound recordings or 65 unlawful audio visual recordings during any 180-day period is guilty of a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than three years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $100,000, either or both; and
4. Any second or subsequent felony offense under this chapter shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than three years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $100,000, either or both.
5. Upon conviction of a person of any offense under this chapter, the court in its judgment of conviction may order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all infringing recordings and of all implements, devices and equipment used by the person in the manufacture of the infringing recordings.
1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240; 2007, c. 805.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 4.1 - Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2 › § 59.1-68.2. Authority of Attorney General

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, the Attorney General may investigate and bring an action in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of Chapters 2.1 (§ 59.1-21.1 et seq.) through 3.1 (§ 59.1-41.1 et seq.) and of Article 8 (§ 18.2-214 et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2.
1970, c. 780; 1973, c. 537; 1975, c. 43; 1984, c. 582.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 4.1 - Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2 › § 59.1-68.3. Action for damages or penalty for violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1; attorney's fees

Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (§ 18.2-214 et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 (§ 59.1-21.1 et seq.) of Title 59.1 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover damages, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the transcript and exhibits in evidence in any final proceeding in which the Attorney General has obtained a permanent injunction for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1 shall be admissible in evidence in any action brought pursuant to this section by any person claiming damage as a result of the enjoined conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to the damages recovered by the aggrieved party, such person may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees.
1973, c. 537; 1975, c. 43; 1976, c. 87.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 4.1 - Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2 › § 59.1-68.4. Suits by attorneys for the Commonwealth and city and county attorneys

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any city or county, may investigate and cause to be brought suit in the name of the Commonwealth, or of the county or city, to enjoin any violation of Chapter 2.1 (§ 59.1-21.1 et seq.) of this title and of Article 8 (§ 18.2-214 et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2. The 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 alleged or proved.
1974, c. 644; 1975, c. 43.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 4.1 - Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2 › § 59.1-68.5. Further provisions as to actions for violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2

Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (§ 18.2-214 et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover damages, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the transcript and exhibits in evidence in any final proceeding in which the Commonwealth, or a county or city has obtained a permanent injunction for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 shall be admissible in evidence in any action brought pursuant to this section by any person claiming damage as a result of the enjoined conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to the damages recovered by the aggrieved party, such person may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees.
1974, c. 644; 1975, c. 43.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 4.2 - Conspiracy to Rig Bids to Government › § 59.1-68.6. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the text indicates otherwise:
1. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership or corporation;
2. "Governmental units" means all state agencies and all political subdivisions or agencies thereof;
3. "Bid" means any submission of a price, whether written or oral, for any goods, services or construction to be provided.
1980, c. 471.