§ 6.2-425 Cardholder not liable in absence of request for, consent to issuance of, or use of card
A. A cardholder who receives a credit card from an issuer, which card the cardholder has not requested nor consented to the issuance of in writing, nor used, shall not be liable for any amount owing because of a use of the credit card.
B. The failure to destroy or return an unsolicited credit card shall neither:
1. Be evidence of a cardholder’s request for or consent to the issuance of the credit card, nor
C. Use by an authorized agent of the cardholder shall be the equivalent of use by the cardholder. The burden of proving the authority of an agent shall be upon the issuer.
History
This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 324 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 1970 “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 2010, chapter 794.
1970, c. 324, § 11-31; 2010, c. 794.