§ 59.1-415 Definitions
As used in this chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the “Prizes and Gifts Act”: “Anything of value,” “item of value” or “item” means any item or service with monetary value. “Handling charge” means any charge, fee or sum of money which is paid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value including, but not limited to, promotional fees, redemption fees, registration fees or delivery costs. “Pay-per-call service” means any passive, interactive, polling, conference, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed through a 900 number exchange or otherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a telephone customer. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity.
History
This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 689 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1991, chapter 154.
1989, c. 689; 1991, c. 154.