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The liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer shall have 10 business days from receipt of such notice to establish that the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product meets the requirements to be included in the directory. If the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer fails to establish compliance within the 10-business-day period, the Attorney General shall remove or exclude from the directory the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product.C\n\nAny determination by the Attorney General to remove or exclude from the directory a manufacturer or a product shall be subject to review by the filing of a civil action for prospective declaratory or injunctive relief in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond.D\n\nIf a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product is removed from the directory:1\n\nEach retailer, distributor, and wholesaler shall have 30 days to sell the product or remove such product intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth from its inventory and return the product to the manufacturer for disposal. After 21 days following the removal from the directory, the liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products removed from the directory shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction and shall not be purchased or sold in the Commonwealth.2\n\nEach manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer selling the product intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth shall notify each purchaser of the product that it has been removed from the directory at the time of delivery of such product. Unless otherwise provided by contract or purchase agreement, the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer shall provide the purchaser a refund of the purchase price of the removed product. If a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer fails to provide such refund, the purchaser may bring an action against the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the purchase price and reasonable attorney fees and costs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213582,"text":"The Attorney General shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, remove or exclude from the directory any liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product that the Attorney General determines is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":213583,"text":"If the Attorney General determines to remove or exclude from the directory a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product in the directory, the Attorney General shall notify by electronic or other practicable means the manufacturer’s registered agent in the Commonwealth of such determination. The liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer shall have 10 business days from receipt of such notice to establish that the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product meets the requirements to be included in the directory. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 793<\/a> and 828<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":260565,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58317,"identifier":"59.1-293.17","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.17","url":"\/59.1-293.17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-293.17\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal or exclusion from directory","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-293.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span> shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, remove or exclude from the directory any liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer or liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> that the Attorney General<\/span> determines is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the Attorney General<\/span> determines to remove or exclude from the directory a liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer or a liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> in the directory, the Attorney General<\/span> shall notify by electronic or other practicable means the manufacturer’s registered agent in the Commonwealth of such determination. The liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer shall have 10 business days from receipt of such notice to establish that the liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer or liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> meets the requirements to be included in the directory. If the liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer fails to establish compliance within the 10-business-day period, the Attorney General<\/span> shall remove or exclude from the directory the liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer or liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any determination by the Attorney General<\/span> to remove or exclude from the directory a manufacturer or a product shall be subject to review by the filing of a civil action<\/span> for prospective declaratory or injunctive relief in the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> for the City of Richmond. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If a liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> is removed from the directory: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Each retailer, distributor, and wholesaler shall have 30 days to sell the product or remove such product intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth from its inventory and return the product to the manufacturer for disposal. After 21 days following the removal from the directory, the liquid nicotine<\/span> and nicotine vapor products<\/span> removed from the directory shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction and shall not be purchased or sold in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Each manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer<\/span> selling the product intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth shall notify each purchaser of the product that it has been removed from the directory at the time of delivery of such product. Unless otherwise provided by contract<\/span> or purchase agreement, the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer<\/span> shall provide the purchaser a refund of the purchase price of the removed product. If a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer<\/span> fails to provide such refund, the purchaser may bring an action against the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer<\/span> in a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> to recover the purchase price and reasonable attorney fees and costs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OR EXCLUSION FROM DIRECTORY (\u00a7 59.1-293.17)\n\nA. The Attorney General shall, in accordance with the provisions of this\nsection, remove or exclude from the directory any liquid nicotine or nicotine\nvapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product that the\nAttorney General determines is not in compliance with the provisions of this\nchapter.\n\nB. If the Attorney General determines to remove or exclude from the directory a\nliquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or a liquid nicotine or\nnicotine vapor product in the directory, the Attorney General shall notify by\nelectronic or other practicable means the manufacturer’s registered agent\nin the Commonwealth of such determination. The liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor\nproduct manufacturer shall have 10 business days from receipt of such notice to\nestablish that the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer or\nliquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product meets the requirements to be included\nin the directory. If the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer\nfails to establish compliance within the 10-business-day period, the Attorney\nGeneral shall remove or exclude from the directory the liquid nicotine or\nnicotine vapor product manufacturer or liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor\nproduct.\n\nC. Any determination by the Attorney General to remove or exclude from the\ndirectory a manufacturer or a product shall be subject to review by the filing\nof a civil action for prospective declaratory or injunctive relief in the\nCircuit Court for the City of Richmond.\n\nD. If a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product is removed from the directory:\n\n 1. Each retailer, distributor, and wholesaler shall have 30 days to sell the\n product or remove such product intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth\n from its inventory and return the product to the manufacturer for disposal.\n After 21 days following the removal from the directory, the liquid nicotine\n and nicotine vapor products removed from the directory shall be subject to\n seizure, forfeiture, and destruction and shall not be purchased or sold in the\n Commonwealth.\n\n 2. Each manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer selling the product\n intended for retail sale in the Commonwealth shall notify each purchaser of\n the product that it has been removed from the directory at the time of\n delivery of such product. Unless otherwise provided by contract or purchase\n agreement, the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer shall provide the\n purchaser a refund of the purchase price of the removed product. If a\n manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer fails to provide such refund, the\n purchaser may bring an action against the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail\n dealer in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the purchase price and\n reasonable attorney fees and costs.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 793, 828.","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}}