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BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO PURCHASE THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER, YOU MAY WISH TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR OWN VEHICLE INSURANCE AFFORDS YOU COVERAGE FOR DAMAGE TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER YOUR OWN INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE PURCHASE OF THIS COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER IS NOT MANDATORY AND MAY BE WAIVED.C\n\nSuch notice shall be made on the face of the rental agreement or vehicle sharing platform agreement either by stamp, label, or as part of the written contract, shall be set apart in boldface type and in no smaller print than 10-point type, and shall include a space for the lessee or shared vehicle driver, as defined in § 46.2-1408, to acknowledge his receipt of the notice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231121,"text":"The definitions in § 46.2-1408 apply, mutatis mutandis, to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":231122,"text":"No lessor or peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform shall sell or offer to sell to a lessee a collision damage waiver as a part of a rental agreement or vehicle sharing platform agreement unless the lessor or peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform first provides the lessee or shared vehicle driver the following written notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE: THIS CONTRACT OFFERS, FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE, A COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER TO COVER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. 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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. 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 2020, chapter 1266<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78224,"section_number":"46.2-1408","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1408\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63417,"identifier":"59.1-207.31","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.31","url":"\/59.1-207.31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.31\/","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Required notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The definitions in § 46.2-1408<\/a> apply, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No lessor<\/span> or peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform shall sell or offer to sell to a lessee<\/span> a collision damage waiver<\/span> as a part of a rental agreement<\/span> or vehicle sharing platform agreement unless the lessor<\/span> or peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform first provides the lessee<\/span> or shared vehicle driver the following written notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE: THIS CONTRACT<\/span> OFFERS, FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE, A COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER<\/span> TO COVER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO PURCHASE THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER<\/span>, YOU MAY WISH TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR OWN VEHICLE INSURANCE AFFORDS YOU COVERAGE FOR DAMAGE TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER YOUR OWN INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE PURCHASE OF THIS COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER<\/span> IS NOT MANDATORY AND MAY BE WAIVED. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Such notice shall be made on the face of the rental agreement<\/span> or vehicle sharing platform agreement either by stamp, label, or as part of the written contract<\/span>, shall be set apart in boldface type and in no smaller print than 10-point type, and shall include a space for the lessee<\/span> or shared vehicle driver, as defined in § 46.2-1408<\/a>, to acknowledge his receipt of the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIRED NOTICE (\u00a7 59.1-207.31)\n\nA. The definitions in § 46.2-1408 apply, mutatis mutandis, to this section.\n\nB. No lessor or peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform shall sell or offer to\nsell to a lessee a collision damage waiver as a part of a rental agreement or\nvehicle sharing platform agreement unless the lessor or peer-to-peer vehicle\nsharing platform first provides the lessee or shared vehicle driver the\nfollowing written notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE: THIS CONTRACT OFFERS, FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE, A COLLISION DAMAGE\nWAIVER TO COVER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. BEFORE DECIDING\nWHETHER TO PURCHASE THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER, YOU MAY WISH TO DETERMINE\nWHETHER YOUR OWN VEHICLE INSURANCE AFFORDS YOU COVERAGE FOR DAMAGE TO THE RENTAL\nVEHICLE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER YOUR OWN INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE\nPURCHASE OF THIS COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER IS NOT MANDATORY AND MAY BE WAIVED.\n\nC. Such notice shall be made on the face of the rental agreement or vehicle\nsharing platform agreement either by stamp, label, or as part of the written\ncontract, shall be set apart in boldface type and in no smaller print than\n10-point type, and shall include a space for the lessee or shared vehicle\ndriver, as defined in § 46.2-1408, to acknowledge his receipt of the\nnotice.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 349; 2020, c. 1266.","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}}