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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 685<\/a> and 686<\/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":[{"id":372746,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"},{"id":373421,"section_number":"59.1-586","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-586\/"},{"id":373422,"section_number":"59.1-587","catch_line":"Food delivery platform; agreements required; disclosure of price and fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-587\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":360525,"section_number":"35.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-1\/"},{"id":364980,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"},{"id":369107,"section_number":"54.1-600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-600\/"},{"id":370434,"section_number":"56-466.1","catch_line":"Pole attachments; cable television systems and telecommunications service providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-466.1\/"},{"id":370610,"section_number":"56-576","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-576\/"},{"id":370693,"section_number":"56-610","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-610\/"},{"id":372743,"section_number":"59.1-198","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-198\/"},{"id":372795,"section_number":"59.1-207.45","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.45\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1489889,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373442,"identifier":"59.1-607","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-607","url":"\/59.1-607\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-607\/","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

“Auction<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 54.1-600<\/a>.<\/p>

“Broadband Internet access service<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in 47 C.F.R. \u00a7 8.1(b).<\/p>

“Cable operator<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 522.<\/p>

“Clear and conspicuous” and “clearly and conspicuously” have the same meaning as provided for those terms in \u00a7 59.1-207.45<\/a>.<\/p>

“Consumer transaction<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 59.1-198<\/a>.<\/p>

“Electric utility<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 56-576<\/a>.<\/p>

“Federal broadband consumer requirements<\/span>” means the broadband consumer requirements adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in FCC 22-86 on November 14, 2022.<\/p>

“Hotel<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 35.1-1<\/a>.<\/p>

“Mandatory fees or surcharges<\/span>” includes any additional fee or surcharge that must be paid in order<\/span> to purchase the good or service being advertised. “Mandatory fees or surcharges<\/span>” does not include (i) taxes or fees imposed on the consumer by a government or government-approved entity or assessment fees of a government-created special district or program paid to the government or government-approved entity or (ii) reasonable postage or shipping fees.<\/p>

“Motor vehicle dealer<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1500<\/a>.<\/p>

“Natural gas utility<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 56-610<\/a>.<\/p>

“Price-variable supplier<\/span>” means a supplier that offers services the total price of which is determined by consumer selections or preferences or dependent on distance or time.<\/p>

“Restaurant<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 35.1-1<\/a>.<\/p>

“Settlement services<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in 12 U.S.C. \u00a7 2602(3).<\/p>

“Supplier” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 59.1-198<\/a>.<\/p>

“Telecommunications service provider<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 56-466.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-607)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Auction” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 54.1-600.\n\n“Broadband Internet access service” has the same meaning as provided\nin 47 C.F.R. \u00a7 8.1(b).\n\n“Cable operator” has the same meaning as provided in 47 U.S.C. \u00a7\n522.\n\n“Clear and conspicuous” and “clearly and conspicuously”\nhave the same meaning as provided for those terms in \u00a7 59.1-207.45.\n\n“Consumer transaction” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7\n59.1-198.\n\n“Electric utility” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 56-576.\n\n“Federal broadband consumer requirements” means the broadband\nconsumer requirements adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in FCC\n22-86 on November 14, 2022.\n\n“Hotel” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 35.1-1.\n\n“Mandatory fees or surcharges” includes any additional fee or\nsurcharge that must be paid in order to purchase the good or service being\nadvertised. “Mandatory fees or surcharges” does not include (i)\ntaxes or fees imposed on the consumer by a government or government-approved\nentity or assessment fees of a government-created special district or program\npaid to the government or government-approved entity or (ii) reasonable postage\nor shipping fees.\n\n“Motor vehicle dealer” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7\n46.2-1500.\n\n“Natural gas utility” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 56-610.\n\n“Price-variable supplier” means a supplier that offers services the\ntotal price of which is determined by consumer selections or preferences or\ndependent on distance or time.\n\n“Restaurant” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 35.1-1.\n\n“Settlement services” has the same meaning as provided in 12 U.S.C.\n\u00a7 2602(3).\n\n“Supplier” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 59.1-198.\n\n“Telecommunications service provider” has the same meaning as\nprovided in \u00a7 56-466.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 685, 686.","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"}}