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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 423 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 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 306; in 1990, chapter 907.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":260185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57069,"identifier":"59.1-21.15","token":"59.1\/2.2\/59.1-21.15","url":"\/59.1-21.15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-21.15\/","token":"59.1\/2.2\/59.1-21.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosures to be made by refiner before conclusion of agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-21.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">refiner<\/span> shall disclose to any prospective <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span> the following information, before any <span class=\"dictionary\">franchise agreement<\/span> is concluded:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the three-year period immediately past or for the entire period which the location has been supplied by the <span class=\"dictionary\">refiner<\/span>, whichever is shorter. <a id=\"paragraph-209034\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The name and last known address of the previous <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">dealers<\/span> for the last three years, or for and during the entire period which the location has been supplied by the <span class=\"dictionary\">refiner<\/span>, whichever is shorter. <a id=\"paragraph-209035\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition, or other <span class=\"dictionary\">disposition<\/span> of the location. <a id=\"paragraph-209036\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The training programs, if any, and the specific goods and services the <span class=\"dictionary\">refiner<\/span> will provide for and to the <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-209037\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Full disclosure of any and all obligations which will be required of the <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-209038\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, and termination of the agreement. <a id=\"paragraph-209039\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-21.15\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURES TO BE MADE BY REFINER BEFORE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENT (\u00a7 59.1-21.15)\n\nA refiner shall disclose to any prospective dealer the following information,\nbefore any franchise agreement is concluded:\n\n1. The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for\nand during the three-year period immediately past or for the entire period which\nthe location has been supplied by the refiner, whichever is shorter.\n\n2. The name and last known address of the previous dealer or dealers for the\nlast three years, or for and during the entire period which the location has\nbeen supplied by the refiner, whichever is shorter.\n\n3. Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition, or other\ndisposition of the location.\n\n4. The training programs, if any, and the specific goods and services the\nrefiner will provide for and to the dealer.\n\n5. Full disclosure of any and all obligations which will be required of the\ndealer.\n\n6. Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, and termination of\nthe agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 423; 1979, c. 306; 1990, c. 907.","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}}