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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 222<\/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":63121,"section_number":"38.2-1820","catch_line":"Issuance of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1820\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65655,"section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212857,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71014,"identifier":"38.2-1875","token":"38.2\/18\/8\/38.2-1875","url":"\/38.2-1875\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1875\/","token":"38.2\/18\/8\/38.2-1875","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1875","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Covered customer<\/span>” means a customer who elects coverage under a portable electronics insurance<\/span> policy issued to a vendor<\/span> of portable electronics.\n\t\t“Customer” means a person<\/span> who purchases portable electronics or services.\n\t\t“Portable electronics” means electronic devices that are portable in nature, accessories to such devices, and services related to the use of the devices.\n\t\t“Portable electronics insurance<\/span>” means insurance providing coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics that may cover portable electronics against any one or more of the following causes of loss: loss, theft, mechanical failure, malfunction, damage, or other applicable peril. “Portable electronics insurance<\/span>” does not include: (i) an extended service contract<\/span> governed by Chapter 34 (\u00a7 59.1-435<\/a> et seq.) of Title 59.1; (ii) a policy of insurance covering a seller’s or a manufacturer’s obligations under a warranty; or (iii) a homeowner’s, renter’s, private passenger automobile, commercial multi-peril, or similar policy.\n\t\t“Portable electronics transaction<\/span>” means (i) the sale or lease of portable electronics by a vendor<\/span> to a customer or (ii) the sale of a service related to the use of portable electronics by a vendor<\/span> to a customer.\n\t\t“Vendor<\/span>” means a person<\/span> in the business of engaging in portable electronics transactions<\/span> directly or indirectly.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 38.2-1875)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Covered customer” means a customer who elects coverage under a\nportable electronics insurance policy issued to a vendor of portable\nelectronics.\n\t\t“Customer” means a person who purchases portable electronics or\nservices.\n\t\t“Portable electronics” means electronic devices that are portable\nin nature, accessories to such devices, and services related to the use of the\ndevices.\n\t\t“Portable electronics insurance” means insurance providing\ncoverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics that may cover\nportable electronics against any one or more of the following causes of loss:\nloss, theft, mechanical failure, malfunction, damage, or other applicable peril.\n“Portable electronics insurance” does not include: (i) an extended\nservice contract governed by Chapter 34 (\u00a7 59.1-435 et seq.) of Title 59.1;\n(ii) a policy of insurance covering a seller’s or a manufacturer’s\nobligations under a warranty; or (iii) a homeowner’s, renter’s,\nprivate passenger automobile, commercial multi-peril, or similar policy.\n\t\t“Portable electronics transaction” means (i) the sale or lease of\nportable electronics by a vendor to a customer or (ii) the sale of a service\nrelated to the use of portable electronics by a vendor to a customer.\n\t\t“Vendor” means a person in the business of engaging in portable\nelectronics transactions directly or indirectly.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 222.","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}}