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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 580<\/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. 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56830,"section_number":"55.1-2208","catch_line":"Instruments","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2208\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64236,"identifier":"55.1-2205","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/1\/55.1-2205","url":"\/55.1-2205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2205\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/1\/55.1-2205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A developer<\/span> in its offering<\/span> or disposition<\/span> of a time-share<\/span> may use interchangeably any term recognized in the industry, including “time-share<\/span>,” “time-share<\/span> interest,” “interval ownership,” “interval ownership interest,” “vacation ownership,” “vacation ownership interest,” and “product<\/span>.” A developer<\/span> shall not use the term “incidental benefit<\/span>” or “alternative purchase<\/span>” except in the proper context.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF TERMS (\u00a7 55.1-2205)\n\nA developer in its offering or disposition of a time-share may use\ninterchangeably any term recognized in the industry, including\n“time-share,” “time-share interest,” “interval\nownership,” “interval ownership interest,” “vacation\nownership,” “vacation ownership interest,” and\n“product.” A developer shall not use the term “incidental\nbenefit” or “alternative purchase” except in the proper\ncontext.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 580, \u00a7 55-364.1; 2019, c. 712.","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}}