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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 530 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1986, chapter 562; in 1992, chapter 21; in 2006, chapter 634<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 727<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":213949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75121,"identifier":"38.2-2601","token":"38.2\/26\/38.2-2601","url":"\/38.2-2601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-2601\/","token":"38.2\/26\/38.2-2601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-2601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall not apply to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Performance guarantees given by either (i) the builder of a home or (ii) the manufacturer, seller, or lessor of the property that is the subject of the contract<\/span> if no identifiable charge is made for the guarantee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any service contract<\/span>, guarantee, or warranty intending to guarantee or warrant the repairs or service of a home appliance, component, part, or system that is issued (i) by a person<\/span> who has sold, serviced, repaired, or provided replacement of the appliance, component, part, or system at the time of or prior to issuance of the service contract<\/span>, guarantee or warranty if such person<\/span> does not engage in the business of a home protection company<\/span> or (ii) by a home protection company<\/span> which sells such service contracts<\/span>, guarantees or warranties in the Commonwealth of Virginia and which has net worth in excess of $100 million. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 38.2-2601)\n\nThis chapter shall not apply to:\n\n1. Performance guarantees given by either (i) the builder of a home or (ii) the\nmanufacturer, seller, or lessor of the property that is the subject of the\ncontract if no identifiable charge is made for the guarantee.\n\n2. Any service contract, guarantee, or warranty intending to guarantee or\nwarrant the repairs or service of a home appliance, component, part, or system\nthat is issued (i) by a person who has sold, serviced, repaired, or provided\nreplacement of the appliance, component, part, or system at the time of or prior\nto issuance of the service contract, guarantee or warranty if such person does\nnot engage in the business of a home protection company or (ii) by a home\nprotection company which sells such service contracts, guarantees or warranties\nin the Commonwealth of Virginia and which has net worth in excess of $100\nmillion.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 530, \u00a7 38.1-933; 1986, c. 562; 1992, c. 21; 2006, c. 634;\n2017, c. 727.","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}}