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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585 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 1985 \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 1990, chapters 392 and 433; in 2014, chapter 459<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":260679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80382,"identifier":"59.1-308.1","token":"59.1\/24\/59.1-308.1","url":"\/59.1-308.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-308.1\/","token":"59.1\/24\/59.1-308.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Production of records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-308.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every health club, upon the written request of the Commissioner<\/span>, shall make available to the Commissioner<\/span> its prepayment<\/span> bank account records and all membership contracts for inspection and copying, to enable the Commissioner<\/span> reasonably to determine compliance with this chapter. Every health club shall maintain a true copy of each health club contract<\/span> executed between the health club and a buyer<\/span>. Each contract shall be maintained for its term, including any renewal. Every health club shall maintain the executed health club contracts<\/span> at a designated location where the contracts may be inspected by the Commissioner<\/span>. If the location designated by the health club is outside Virginia, the health club shall pay the reasonable travel costs of an inspection by the Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRODUCTION OF RECORDS (\u00a7 59.1-308.1)\n\nEvery health club, upon the written request of the Commissioner, shall make\navailable to the Commissioner its prepayment bank account records and all\nmembership contracts for inspection and copying, to enable the Commissioner\nreasonably to determine compliance with this chapter. Every health club shall\nmaintain a true copy of each health club contract executed between the health\nclub and a buyer. Each contract shall be maintained for its term, including any\nrenewal. Every health club shall maintain the executed health club contracts at\na designated location where the contracts may be inspected by the Commissioner.\nIf the location designated by the health club is outside Virginia, the health\nclub shall pay the reasonable travel costs of an inspection by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 585; 1990, cc. 392, 433; 2014, c. 459.","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}}