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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. 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 1996, chapter 63<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"},{"id":76736,"section_number":"59.1-207.35","catch_line":"Requirements of manufacturers","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.35\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260005,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85452,"identifier":"59.1-207.38","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.38","url":"\/59.1-207.38\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.38\/","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.38","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.38","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-200<\/a> and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer<\/span> Protection Act (\u00a7 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.) of this title. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of this chapter if the manufacturer<\/span> within thirty days after the conclusion of the notice period required by subdivision 2 of \u00a7 59.1-207.35<\/a>, upon notice from a consumer<\/span> of the consumer<\/span>’s eligibility under an adjustment program<\/span>, repairs or causes to be repaired the consumer<\/span>’s motor vehicle<\/span> in accordance with the terms and conditions of the adjustment program<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 59.1-207.38)\n\nAny violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited\npractice pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 59.1-200 and shall be subject to any\nand all of the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act\n(\u00a7 59.1-196 et seq.) of this title. Notwithstanding any other provision to the\ncontrary, it shall not be a violation of this chapter if the manufacturer within\nthirty days after the conclusion of the notice period required by subdivision 2\nof \u00a7 59.1-207.35, upon notice from a consumer of the consumer’s\neligibility under an adjustment program, repairs or causes to be repaired the\nconsumer’s motor vehicle in accordance with the terms and conditions of\nthe adjustment program.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 300; 1996, c. 63.","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}}