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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 13<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357209,"identifier":"29.1-828","token":"29.1\/8\/4\/29.1-828","url":"\/29.1-828\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-828\/","token":"29.1\/8\/4\/29.1-828","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-828","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Dealer<\/span>” means any person<\/span> who (i) sells, solicits, or advertises the sale of new watercraft<\/span> or engines for watercraft and (ii) is authorized by a manufacturer<\/span> to provide warranty services.<\/p>

“Manufacturer<\/span>” means any person<\/span>, partnership, firm, association, or corporation that manufactures or assembles new watercraft<\/span> or engines for watercraft, or imports for distribution new watercraft<\/span> or engines for watercraft.<\/p>

“Reasonable attorney’s fees” includes the costs directly incurred in or in connection with litigation<\/span> instituted under this section. Such fees shall not be determined by the amount of the recovery on behalf of the manufacturer<\/span> or dealer<\/span>.<\/p>

“Watercraft” means any vessel used or capable of being used for navigation or flotation on or through the water.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 29.1-828)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Dealer” means any person who (i) sells, solicits, or advertises the\nsale of new watercraft or engines for watercraft and (ii) is authorized by a\nmanufacturer to provide warranty services.\n\n“Manufacturer” means any person, partnership, firm, association, or\ncorporation that manufactures or assembles new watercraft or engines for\nwatercraft, or imports for distribution new watercraft or engines for\nwatercraft.\n\n“Reasonable attorney’s fees” includes the costs directly\nincurred in or in connection with litigation instituted under this section. Such\nfees shall not be determined by the amount of the recovery on behalf of the\nmanufacturer or dealer.\n\n“Watercraft” means any vessel used or capable of being used for\nnavigation or flotation on or through the water.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 13.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}