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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 300 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76736,"section_number":"59.1-207.35","catch_line":"Requirements of manufacturers","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.35\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62659,"identifier":"59.1-207.36","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.36","url":"\/59.1-207.36\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.36\/","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.36","dublin_core":{"Title":"Required disclosures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.36","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every manufacturer<\/span> or distributor, either directly or through its authorized agent, shall cause a notice to be given to the consumer<\/span> which outlines the provisions of this chapter and the rights and remedies thereunder. The written notice shall state at minimum: “Sometimes (insert manufacturer<\/span>’s name) offers a special adjustment program<\/span> to pay all or part of the cost of certain repairs beyond the terms of the warranty. Check with your dealer<\/span> to determine whether any adjustment program<\/span> is applicable to your motor vehicle<\/span>.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every dealer<\/span> shall disclose to a consumer<\/span> seeking repairs for a particular condition, the principal terms and conditions of any manufacturer<\/span>’s adjustment program<\/span> covering such condition provided the dealer<\/span> has been notified of the adjustment program<\/span> pursuant to § 59.1-207.35<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIRED DISCLOSURES (\u00a7 59.1-207.36)\n\nA. Every manufacturer or distributor, either directly or through its authorized\nagent, shall cause a notice to be given to the consumer which outlines the\nprovisions of this chapter and the rights and remedies thereunder. The written\nnotice shall state at minimum: “Sometimes (insert manufacturer’s\nname) offers a special adjustment program to pay all or part of the cost of\ncertain repairs beyond the terms of the warranty. Check with your dealer to\ndetermine whether any adjustment program is applicable to your motor\nvehicle.”\n\nB. Every dealer shall disclose to a consumer seeking repairs for a particular\ncondition, the principal terms and conditions of any manufacturer’s\nadjustment program covering such condition provided the dealer has been notified\nof the adjustment program pursuant to § 59.1-207.35.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 300.","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}}