Title 59.1, Title 59.1. Trade and Commerce

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 th…

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.).

As used in this chapter: "Amusement device" means (i) a device or structure open to the public by which persons are conveyed or moved in an unusual manner for diversion and (ii) a device suspended in the air by the use of steel cables, chains, belts, or ropes, and usually support…

A. A rider, or his parent or guardian on a rider's behalf, shall report in writing to the owner or operator any injury sustained on an amusement device before leaving the owner's or operator's premises, or, if the parent or guardian is not present, then as soon as reasonably poss…

Parents or guardians of a rider shall have a duty to ensure that the rider complies with all provisions of this chapter.

A. The owner or operator shall post signs stating "State law requires riders to obey all warnings and directions and behave in a manner that will not cause or contribute to injuring themselves or others. Riders shall report all injuries before leaving." B. Such signs shall be pos…

A. Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be brought only as follows: 1. Any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons for a violation of this chapter; and 2. The attorney for the county, city or town in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to rec…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or diminish in any respect common law doctrines, which shall continue in full force and effect nor shall a violation of this chapter constitute negligence per se in any civil action.

This chapter may be cited as the Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act.

As used in this chapter: "Consumer transaction,""goods," and "services," have the same meanings as are set forth for those terms in § 59.1-198. However, "consumer transaction" also includes transactions involving the advertisement, sale, lease, license, or offering for sale, leas…

During any time of disaster, it shall be unlawful for any supplier to sell, lease, or license, or to offer to sell, lease, or license, any necessary goods and services at an unconscionable price within the area for which the state of emergency is declared. Actual sales at the inc…

In the event that the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town investigates a complaint for a violation of § 59.1-527 and determines that the supplier has not violated the section, and if the supplier requests, the Attorne…

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice under 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, except that § 59.1-204 notwithstanding, nothing in this chap…

A. Upon finding that during a time of disaster a supplier is selling, leasing, or licensing, or offering to sell, lease, or license, a necessary good or service within the area for which the state of emergency is declared at such an unconscionable price that such selling, leasing…

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Dormancy fee" or "inactivity charge or fee" means any fee, charge, or penalty for non-use or inactivity of a gift certificate. "General use prepaid card" means a card or other payment code or device issued b…

A. Each gift certificate issued by a merchant in the Commonwealth that has an expiration date shall include either (i) a statement of the expiration date of the certificate or (ii) a telephone number or Internet address where the holder of the certificate may obtain information r…

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.

As used in this chapter: "Influenza vaccine" means a vaccine, intended to be administered by injection, that contains inactivated influenza viruses, that is prepared for the applicable influenza season. "Influenza vaccine shortage period" means the period of time during which a p…

In the event of an existing or threatened influenza vaccine shortage due to an abnormal market disruption or other extraordinary adverse circumstance, the Governor may issue an executive order proclaiming that an influenza vaccine shortage exists. Prior to issuing such a proclama…

During any influenza vaccine shortage period, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or administer, or to offer to sell or administer, influenza vaccine at an unconscionable price within the Commonwealth. Actual sales at the increased price shall not be required for the incr…

In the event that the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town investigates a complaint for a violation of § 59.1-535 and determines that the person has not violated the section, and if the person requests, the Attorney Ge…

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice under 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 except that, § 59.1-204 notwithstanding, nothing in this chap…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Enterprise Zone Grant Act."

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Board" means the Board of Housing and Community Development. "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. "Enterprise zone" means an area declared by the Governor to be eligible …

The Department shall administer this chapter and shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To establish the criteria for determining what areas qualify as enterprise zones. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the distress criteria specified in § 59.1-545; 2. …

Rules and regulations prescribing procedures implementing the purpose of this chapter shall be promulgated by the Board in accordance with the Administrative Process Act.

A. Upon the Department's announcement of periodic zone designation competitions, the governing body of any county or city may make written application to the Department to have an area or areas declared an enterprise zone. Such application shall include a description of the area …

A. A locality that is home to a motor sports facility, as defined in § 58.1-4030, in the Commonwealth may propose local incentives that address the economic conditions within such locality and will help stimulate real property improvements and new job creation. Such local incenti…

A. Local governments submitting applications for enterprise zone designation shall propose local incentives that address the economic conditions within their locality and that will help stimulate real property improvements and new job creation. Such local incentives include, but …

A. Once an enterprise zone has been designated, the local government may make written application to the Department to amend the zone boundaries in accordance with the requirements of § 59.1-542. Such boundary amendments are subject to Department approval. Any amendment to an ent…

A. After announcement of a periodic zone designation application process, the Department shall review each application upon receipt and secure any additional information that it deems necessary for the purpose of evaluating the need and potential impact of a zone designation. B. …

A. If the local governing body is unable or unwilling to provide the specified local incentives as proposed in its application for zone designation or as approved by the Department in an amendment, the zone designation shall terminate. Qualified business firms located in such ent…

A. As used in this section: "Base year" means either of the two calendar years immediately preceding a qualified business firm's first year of grant eligibility, at the choice of the business firm. "Federal minimum wage" means the minimum wage standard as currently defined by the…

A. As used in this section: "Facility" means a complex of buildings, co-located at a single physical location within an enterprise zone, all of which are necessary to facilitate the conduct of the same trade or business. This definition applies to new construction as well as to t…

A. Qualified business firms and qualified zone investors shall be eligible to receive enterprise zone incentive grants provided for in this chapter to the extent that they apply for and are approved for grant allocations through the Department. B. If the sum of (i) the total amou…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Attribute provider" means an entity, or a supplier, employee, or agent thereof, that acts as the authoritative record of identifying information about an identity credential holder. "Commonwealth identity …

The use of a trustmark on an identity credential provides a warranty by the identity provider that the written rules and policies of the identity trust framework or federation of which it is a member have been adhered to in asserting the identity and any related attributes contai…

A. An identity trust framework operator, identity provider, federation administrator, or federation operator shall be liable if the issuance of an identity credential or assignment of an identity attribute, or a trustmark, is not in compliance with the Commonwealth's identity man…

Use of an identity credential or identity attribute shall satisfy any requirement for a commercially reasonable security or attribution procedure in Title 8.4A, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479 et seq.), and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (§ …

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require any individual or entity to rely on or accept any identity credential or attribute issued in accordance with Commonwealth identity management standards or this chapter.

No provisions of this chapter nor any act or omission of a state, regional, or local governmental entity related to the issuance of electronic identity credentials or attributes or the administration or participation in an identity trust framework or federation related to the iss…

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Cosmetic" means any article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attrac…

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Cosmetic" has the same meaning as provided in § 59.1-571. "Cosmetics manufacturer" has the same meaning as provided in § 59.1-571. "Ingredient" has the same meaning as provided in 21 C.F.R. § 700.3(e) exce…

A. No person shall manufacture, sell, deliver, offer for sale, or use in connection with a consumer transaction any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients: 1. Dibutyl phthalate (CAS NO. 84–74–2); 2. Diethylhexyl phthalate (CAS NO. 117–…

Any violation of this article shall constitute a prohibited practice under 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.).

A. Except as provided in subsection B, no cosmetics manufacturer shall: 1. Conduct or contract for cosmetic animal testing that occurs in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2022; 2. Manufacture or import for profit into the Commonwealth any cosmetic or ingredient thereof, if…