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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 561 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. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapter 31; in 1991, chapter 475; in 2000, chapter 166<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":150143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73285,"identifier":"13.1-570","token":"13.1\/8\/13.1-570","url":"\/13.1-570\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-570\/","token":"13.1\/8\/13.1-570","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violations punishable by Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-570","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission may, by judgment<\/span> entered after a hearing<\/span> on thirty days’ notice to the defendant<\/span>, if it be proved that the defendant<\/span> has knowingly made any misrepresentation of a material<\/span> fact<\/span> for the purpose of inducing the Commission to take any action or to refrain from taking action, or has violated any provision of this chapter or any order<\/span>, rule, or regulation of the Commission issued pursuant to this chapter, impose a civil penalty<\/span> not exceeding $25,000, which shall be collectible by the process of the Commission as provided by law<\/span>.\n\t\tEach franchise entered into contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate violation. The Commission may request the franchisor to rescind any franchise and to make restitution<\/span> to the franchisee. If the franchisor complies with the request, the Commission shall consider such compliance in determining whether a penalty<\/span> should be imposed on him on account of that illegal franchise, and if so, the amount of such penalty<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATIONS PUNISHABLE BY COMMISSION (\u00a7 13.1-570)\n\nThe Commission may, by judgment entered after a hearing on thirty days’\nnotice to the defendant, if it be proved that the defendant has knowingly made\nany misrepresentation of a material fact for the purpose of inducing the\nCommission to take any action or to refrain from taking action, or has violated\nany provision of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation of the\nCommission issued pursuant to this chapter, impose a civil penalty not exceeding\n$25,000, which shall be collectible by the process of the Commission as provided\nby law.\n\t\tEach franchise entered into contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall\nconstitute a separate violation. The Commission may request the franchisor to\nrescind any franchise and to make restitution to the franchisee. If the\nfranchisor complies with the request, the Commission shall consider such\ncompliance in determining whether a penalty should be imposed on him on account\nof that illegal franchise, and if so, the amount of such penalty.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 561; 1990, c. 31; 1991, c. 475; 2000, c. 166.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}