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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":259979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61960,"identifier":"59.1-207.32","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.32","url":"\/59.1-207.32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.32\/","token":"59.1\/17.5\/59.1-207.32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited exclusion","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No collision damage waiver<\/span> subject to this chapter shall contain an exclusion from the waiver for damages<\/span> caused by the ordinary negligence<\/span> of the lessee<\/span> or shared vehicle driver, as defined in \u00a7 46.2-1408<\/a>. Any such exclusion in violation of this section shall be void. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit an exclusion from the waiver for damages<\/span> caused intentionally by the lessee<\/span> or shared vehicle driver or as a result of his willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence<\/span>, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of any drug or alcohol, or damages<\/span> caused while engaging in any speed contest.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED EXCLUSION (\u00a7 59.1-207.32)\n\nNo collision damage waiver subject to this chapter shall contain an exclusion\nfrom the waiver for damages caused by the ordinary negligence of the lessee or\nshared vehicle driver, as defined in \u00a7 46.2-1408. Any such exclusion in\nviolation of this section shall be void. This section shall not be deemed to\nprohibit an exclusion from the waiver for damages caused intentionally by the\nlessee or shared vehicle driver or as a result of his willful or wanton\nmisconduct or gross negligence, driving while intoxicated or under the influence\nof any drug or alcohol, or damages caused while engaging in any speed contest.\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}}