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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 898<\/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 2003, chapter 797<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83699,"section_number":"59.1-352.10","catch_line":"Failure to repurchase; civil remedy","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-352.10\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58633,"section_number":"59.1-352.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-352.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260973,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86047,"identifier":"59.1-352.3","token":"59.1\/27.1\/59.1-352.3","url":"\/59.1-352.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-352.3\/","token":"59.1\/27.1\/59.1-352.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of termination of agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-352.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No supplier<\/span>, directly or through an officer, agent, or employee, may terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive circumstances of an agreement<\/span> without good cause<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any agreement<\/span> to the contrary, a dealer<\/span> who terminates an agreement<\/span> with a supplier<\/span> shall notify the supplier<\/span> of the termination<\/span> not less than 90 days prior to the effective date of the termination<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A supplier<\/span> shall provide a dealer<\/span> with at least 90 days’ written notice of termination<\/span> of the agreement<\/span> and a 60-day right to cure the deficiency. If the deficiency is cured within the allotted time, the notice is void. In the case where cancellation of an agreement<\/span> is based upon the dealer<\/span>’s failure to capture the share of the market required in the agreement<\/span>, a minimum 12-month period of time shall have existed where the supplier<\/span> has worked with the dealer<\/span> to gain the desired market share. The notice shall state all reasons constituting good cause<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notification under this section shall be in writing and shall be by certified mail or personally delivered to the recipient. It shall contain all of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A statement of intention<\/span> to terminate the dealership; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A statement of the reasons for the termination<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The date on which the termination<\/span> takes effect. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The notice and right to cure is not required if the reason for termination<\/span>, cancellation or nonrenewal is for good cause<\/span>, as defined in § 59.1-352.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 59.1-352.3)\n\nA. No supplier, directly or through an officer, agent, or employee, may\nterminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive\ncircumstances of an agreement without good cause.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, a dealer who terminates an\nagreement with a supplier shall notify the supplier of the termination not less\nthan 90 days prior to the effective date of the termination.\n\nC. A supplier shall provide a dealer with at least 90 days’ written notice\nof termination of the agreement and a 60-day right to cure the deficiency. If\nthe deficiency is cured within the allotted time, the notice is void. In the\ncase where cancellation of an agreement is based upon the dealer’s failure\nto capture the share of the market required in the agreement, a minimum 12-month\nperiod of time shall have existed where the supplier has worked with the dealer\nto gain the desired market share. The notice shall state all reasons\nconstituting good cause.\n\nD. Notification under this section shall be in writing and shall be by certified\nmail or personally delivered to the recipient. It shall contain all of the\nfollowing:\n\n 1. A statement of intention to terminate the dealership;\n\n 2. A statement of the reasons for the termination; and\n\n 3. The date on which the termination takes effect.\n\nE. The notice and right to cure is not required if the reason for termination,\ncancellation or nonrenewal is for good cause, as defined in § 59.1-352.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 898; 2003, c. 797.","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}}