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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 704<\/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":[{"id":372741,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":372746,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"},{"id":372752,"section_number":"59.1-204","catch_line":"Individual action for damages or penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-204\/"},{"id":372754,"section_number":"59.1-206","catch_line":"Civil penalties; attorney fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-206\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1487055,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372799,"identifier":"59.1-207.49","token":"59.1\/17.8\/59.1-207.49","url":"\/59.1-207.49\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.49\/","token":"59.1\/17.8\/59.1-207.49","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.49","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice under the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-200<\/a> and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer<\/span> Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.). However, if a supplier makes a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the supplier shall not be subject to either a civil penalty<\/span> under \u00a7 59.1-206<\/a> or damages<\/span> under \u00a7 59.1-204<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 59.1-207.49)\n\nAny violation of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice under the\nprovisions of \u00a7 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of\nthe Virginia Consumer Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196 et seq.). However, if a\nsupplier makes a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this\nchapter, the supplier shall not be subject to either a civil penalty under \u00a7\n59.1-206 or damages under \u00a7 59.1-204.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 704.","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"}}