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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 349 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65124,"identifier":"59.1-207.30","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.30","url":"\/59.1-207.30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.30\/","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n\t\t“Collision damage waiver<\/span>” means any contract<\/span> or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a motor vehicle rental agreement<\/span>, whereby the lessor<\/span> agrees, for a charge, to waive<\/span> any and all claims against the lessee<\/span> for any damages<\/span> to the rental motor vehicle<\/span> during the term of the rental agreement<\/span>.\n\t\t“Lessor<\/span>” means any person or organization in the business of providing rental motor vehicles<\/span> to the public.\n\t\t“Lessee<\/span>” means any person or organization obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle<\/span> from a lessor<\/span> under the terms of a rental agreement<\/span>.\n\t\t“Rental agreement<\/span>” means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle<\/span> by the lessee<\/span>.\n\t\t“Rental motor vehicle<\/span>” means a private passenger type vehicle or commercial type vehicle which, upon execution of a rental agreement<\/span>, is made available to a lessee<\/span> for its use.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-207.30)\n\nAs used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n\t\t“Collision damage waiver” means any contract or contractual\nprovision, whether separate from or a part of a motor vehicle rental agreement,\nwhereby the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive any and all claims against the\nlessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental\nagreement.\n\t\t“Lessor” means any person or organization in the business of\nproviding rental motor vehicles to the public.\n\t\t“Lessee” means any person or organization obtaining the use of a\nrental motor vehicle from a lessor under the terms of a rental agreement.\n\t\t“Rental agreement” means any written agreement setting forth the\nterms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle by the\nlessee.\n\t\t“Rental motor vehicle” means a private passenger type vehicle or\ncommercial type vehicle which, upon execution of a rental agreement, is made\navailable to a lessee for its use.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 349.","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}}