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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 837<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70716,"section_number":"59.1-21.16:2","catch_line":"Operation of retail outlet by refiner; apportionment of fuels during periods of shortage; rules and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-21.16_2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260189,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56778,"identifier":"59.1-21.15:1","token":"59.1\/2.2\/59.1-21.15_1","url":"\/59.1-21.15_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-21.15_1\/","token":"59.1\/2.2\/59.1-21.15_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continued rights of dealers upon sale or assignment of franchise agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-21.15:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any franchise<\/span> between a dealer<\/span> and a refiner<\/span> located in Planning District 8 in effect on or after January 1, 2008, which franchise<\/span> is sold or assigned to a third party<\/span> shall require such acquiring third party<\/span>, and its successors, assigns, affiliates and subsidiaries, to comply with, provide, grant, and make available to the dealer<\/span> and to any successor of the dealer<\/span> any and all rights, privileges<\/span>, or protections provided for in this chapter and required of or enforceable against the assigning refiner<\/span>-franchisor<\/span> except for such sale or assignment. With respect to the requirements of \u00a7 59.1-21.16:2<\/a>, the one and one-half mile restriction shall only apply to a franchise<\/span> location which is sold or assigned on or after January 1, 2008.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUED RIGHTS OF DEALERS UPON SALE OR ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (\u00a7\n59.1-21.15:1)\n\nAny franchise between a dealer and a refiner located in Planning District 8 in\neffect on or after January 1, 2008, which franchise is sold or assigned to a\nthird party shall require such acquiring third party, and its successors,\nassigns, affiliates and subsidiaries, to comply with, provide, grant, and make\navailable to the dealer and to any successor of the dealer any and all rights,\nprivileges, or protections provided for in this chapter and required of or\nenforceable against the assigning refiner-franchisor except for such sale or\nassignment. With respect to the requirements of \u00a7 59.1-21.16:2, the one and\none-half mile restriction shall only apply to a franchise location which is sold\nor assigned on or after January 1, 2008.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 837.","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}}