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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 704<\/a> 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. 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 2023, chapter 288<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86380,"section_number":"15.2-911","catch_line":"Regulation of alarm company operators","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-911\/"},{"id":85986,"section_number":"38.2-2600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2600\/"},{"id":65021,"section_number":"59.1-294","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-294\/"},{"id":84450,"section_number":"59.1-434.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-434.1\/"},{"id":65655,"section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260049,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59010,"identifier":"59.1-207.48","token":"59.1\/17.8\/59.1-207.48","url":"\/59.1-207.48\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.48\/","token":"59.1\/17.8\/59.1-207.48","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.48","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1.<\/span> Any service provided by a supplier or its affiliate where either the supplier or its affiliate is doing business pursuant to a franchise issued by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth or a license, franchise, certificate, or other authorization issued by the State Corporation Commission to a public service company or public utility pursuant to Title 56; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> Alarm company operators that are regulated pursuant to § 15.2-911<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A bank, bank holding company, or the subsidiary or affiliate of either, or a credit union or other financial institution, licensed under federal or state law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any home protection company regulated by the State Corporation Commission pursuant to Chapter 26 (§ 38.2-2600<\/a> et seq.) of Title 38.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any home service contract<\/span> provider regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer<\/span> Services pursuant to Chapter 33.1 (§ 59.1-434.1<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Any extended service contract<\/span> provider regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer<\/span> Services pursuant to Chapter 34 (§ 59.1-435<\/a> et seq.) or its affiliates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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9.<\/span> Any health club registered pursuant to the Virginia Health Club Act (59.1-294<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 59.1-207.48)\n\nThis chapter shall not apply to:\n\n1. Any service provided by a supplier or its affiliate where either the supplier\nor its affiliate is doing business pursuant to a franchise issued by a political\nsubdivision of the Commonwealth or a license, franchise, certificate, or other\nauthorization issued by the State Corporation Commission to a public service\ncompany or public utility pursuant to Title 56;\n\n2. Any service provided by a supplier or its affiliate where either the supplier\nor its affiliate is regulated by the State Corporation Commission, the Federal\nCommunications Commission, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;\n\n3. Alarm company operators that are regulated pursuant to § 15.2-911;\n\n4. A bank, bank holding company, or the subsidiary or affiliate of either, or a\ncredit union or other financial institution, licensed under federal or state\nlaw;\n\n5. Any home protection company regulated by the State Corporation Commission\npursuant to Chapter 26 (§ 38.2-2600 et seq.) of Title 38.2;\n\n6. Any home service contract provider regulated by the Department of Agriculture\nand Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 33.1 (§ 59.1-434.1 et seq.);\n\n7. Any extended service contract provider regulated by the Department of\nAgriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 34 (§ 59.1-435 et\nseq.) or its affiliates;\n\n8. Any insurer or entity regulated under Title 38.2 or an affiliate of such\ninsurer or entity; or\n\n9. Any health club registered pursuant to the Virginia Health Club Act (59.1-294\net seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 704; 2023, c. 288.","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}}