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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 689 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1991, chapter 154.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70516,"section_number":"55.1-2218","catch_line":"Certain advertising practices regulated","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2218\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"},{"id":54608,"section_number":"59.1-332","catch_line":"Conditions on offering items as an inducement to execute","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-332\/"},{"id":54965,"section_number":"6.2-603.1","catch_line":"Savings promotions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-603.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61833,"identifier":"59.1-415","token":"59.1\/31\/59.1-415","url":"\/59.1-415\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-415\/","token":"59.1\/31\/59.1-415","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-415","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the “Prizes and Gifts Act”:\n\t\t“Anything of value,” “item of value<\/span>” or “item” means any item or service with monetary value.\n\t\t“Handling charge<\/span>” means any charge, fee or sum of money which is paid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value<\/span> including, but not limited to, promotional fees, redemption<\/span> fees, registration fees or delivery costs.\n\t\t“Pay-per-call service<\/span>” means any passive, interactive, polling, conference, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed through a 900 number exchange or otherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a telephone customer.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any natural person<\/span>, corporation, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-415)\n\nAs used in this chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the\n“Prizes and Gifts Act”:\n\t\t“Anything of value,” “item of value” or\n“item” means any item or service with monetary value.\n\t\t“Handling charge” means any charge, fee or sum of money which is\npaid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value including, but\nnot limited to, promotional fees, redemption fees, registration fees or delivery\ncosts.\n\t\t“Pay-per-call service” means any passive, interactive, polling,\nconference, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed through a 900\nnumber exchange or otherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a\ntelephone customer.\n\t\t“Person” means any natural person, corporation, trust,\npartnership, association and any other legal entity.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 689; 1991, c. 154.","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}}