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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 24 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2003, chapter 353<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81577,"section_number":"59.1-207.20","catch_line":"General requirements of disclosure","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60806,"section_number":"59.1-21.2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-21.2\/"},{"id":68100,"section_number":"6.2-311","catch_line":"Closed-end installment loans by sellers of goods or services","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259925,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70275,"identifier":"59.1-207.19","token":"59.1\/17.4\/59.1-207.19","url":"\/59.1-207.19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.19\/","token":"59.1\/17.4\/59.1-207.19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inapplicability of other laws; exempted transactions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Lease-purchase agreements<\/span> that comply with this chapter are not governed by the laws<\/span> relating to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A home solicitation sale as defined in § 59.1-21.2<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A transaction described in § 6.2-311<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A security interest as defined in subdivision (35) of § 8.1A-201<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This chapter does not apply to the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Lease-purchase agreements<\/span> primarily for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or instrumentalities or with organizations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A lease of a safe deposit box; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A lease or bailment of personal property which is incidental to the lease of real property, and which provides that the consumer<\/span> has no option to purchase the leased property; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A lease of an automobile. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS; EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS (\u00a7 59.1-207.19)\n\nA. Lease-purchase agreements that comply with this chapter are not governed by\nthe laws relating to:\n\n 1. A home solicitation sale as defined in § 59.1-21.2;\n\n 2. A transaction described in § 6.2-311; or\n\n 3. A security interest as defined in subdivision (35) of § 8.1A-201.\n\nB. This chapter does not apply to the following:\n\n 1. Lease-purchase agreements primarily for business, commercial, or\n agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or\n instrumentalities or with organizations;\n\n 2. A lease of a safe deposit box;\n\n 3. A lease or bailment of personal property which is incidental to the lease\n of real property, and which provides that the consumer has no option to\n purchase the leased property; or\n\n 4. A lease of an automobile.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 24; 2003, c. 353; 2010, c. 794.","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}}