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Such purchaser or lessee shall be entitled to a replacement or a refund of all charges paid, less a reasonable charge for medical, audiological, and hearing aid evaluation services provided by the hearing aid specialist.B\n\nThe right of a purchaser or lessee to return a prescription hearing aid and the charges to be imposed upon the return of such hearing aid, as provided in subsection A of this section, shall be explained and given in writing in at least 10-point, bold-faced type to such purchaser or lessee by the hearing aid specialist.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238842,"text":"Within 30 days of the date of delivery, any purchaser or lessee of a prescription hearing aid shall be entitled to return such hearing aid for any reason, provided that such hearing aid is returned in satisfactory condition. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 584 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 273<\/a> and 274<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65706,"identifier":"54.1-1505","token":"54.1\/II\/15\/2\/54.1-1505","url":"\/54.1-1505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1505\/","token":"54.1\/II\/15\/2\/54.1-1505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Return of prescription hearing aid by purchaser or lessee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Within 30 days of the date of delivery, any purchaser or lessee of a prescription hearing aid<\/span> shall be entitled to return such hearing aid for any reason, provided that such hearing aid is returned in satisfactory condition. Such purchaser or lessee shall be entitled to a replacement or a refund of all charges paid, less a reasonable charge for medical, audiological, and hearing aid evaluation services provided by the hearing aid specialist. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The right of a purchaser or lessee to return a prescription hearing aid<\/span> and the charges to be imposed upon the return of such hearing aid, as provided in subsection A of this section, shall be explained and given in writing in at least 10-point, bold-faced type to such purchaser or lessee by the hearing aid specialist. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETURN OF PRESCRIPTION HEARING AID BY PURCHASER OR LESSEE (\u00a7 54.1-1505)\n\nA. Within 30 days of the date of delivery, any purchaser or lessee of a\nprescription hearing aid shall be entitled to return such hearing aid for any\nreason, provided that such hearing aid is returned in satisfactory condition.\nSuch purchaser or lessee shall be entitled to a replacement or a refund of all\ncharges paid, less a reasonable charge for medical, audiological, and hearing\naid evaluation services provided by the hearing aid specialist.\n\nB. The right of a purchaser or lessee to return a prescription hearing aid and\nthe charges to be imposed upon the return of such hearing aid, as provided in\nsubsection A of this section, shall be explained and given in writing in at\nleast 10-point, bold-faced type to such purchaser or lessee by the hearing aid\nspecialist.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the\nVirginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 584; 2023, cc. 273, 274.","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}}