Code of Virginia - Title 59.1 Trade And Commerce - Chapter 17 Virginia Consumer Protection Act

59.1-196 Title
This chapter may be cited as the Virginia Consumer Protection Act of 1977. (1977, c. 635.) ...

59.1-197 Intent
It is the intent of the General Assembly that this chapter shall be applied as remedial legislation to promote fair and ethical standards of dealings ...

59.1-198 Definitions
As used in this chapter: "Business opportunity" means the sale of any products, equipment, supplies or services which are sold to an individual for the ...

59.1-199 Exclusions
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to: A. Any aspect of a consumer transaction which aspect is authorized under laws or regulations of this Commonwealth ...

59.1-200 Prohibited practices
A. The following fraudulent acts or practices committed by a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction are hereby declared unlawful: 1. Misrepresenting goods or ...

59.1-200.1 Prohibited practices; foreclosure rescue.
A. In addition to the provisions of § 59.1-200, the following fraudulent acts or practices committed by a supplier, as defined in § 59.1-198, in ...

59.1-201 Civil investigative orders
A. Whenever the attorney for the Commonwealth or the attorney for a county, city, or town has reasonable cause to believe that any person has ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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) ...