{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-420.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-420.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-420.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-420.html"}],"law_id":85787,"edition_id":1,"section_id":85787,"structure_id":13463,"section_number":"59.1-420","catch_line":"Conditions for handling charges and shipping charges","history":"1989, c. 689.","full_text":"A\n\nIt shall be unlawful to notify a person that he will receive a gift, prize or item of value and that as a condition of receiving the gift, prize or item of value he will be required to pay any money, or purchase or lease (including rent) any goods or services, if any one or more of the following conditions exist:1\n\nThe shipping charge exceeds:\n\t\t\t\ta. 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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63942,"section_number":"59.1-423","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-423\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85787,"identifier":"59.1-420","token":"59.1\/31\/59.1-420","url":"\/59.1-420\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-420\/","token":"59.1\/31\/59.1-420","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditions for handling charges and shipping charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-420","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful to notify a person<\/span> that he will receive a gift, prize or item of value<\/span> and that as a condition of receiving the gift, prize or item of value<\/span> he will be required to pay any money, or purchase or lease (including rent) any goods or services, if any one or more of the following conditions exist: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The shipping charge exceeds:\n\t\t\t\ta. The cost of postage or the charge of a delivery service in the business of delivering goods of like size, weight, and kind for shipping the gift, prize or item of value<\/span> from the geographic area in which the gift, prize or item of value<\/span> is being distributed; or\n\t\t\t\tb. The exact amount for shipping paid to an independent fulfillment house or an independent supplier, either of which is in the business of shipping goods for shippers other than the offeror of the gift, prize or item of value<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The handling charge<\/span> exceeds the lesser of five dollars or the actual cost of handling. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This section shall apply to all offers of prizes, gifts or items<\/span> of value covered by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONS FOR HANDLING CHARGES AND SHIPPING CHARGES (\u00a7 59.1-420)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful to notify a person that he will receive a gift, prize or\nitem of value and that as a condition of receiving the gift, prize or item of\nvalue he will be required to pay any money, or purchase or lease (including\nrent) any goods or services, if any one or more of the following conditions\nexist:\n\n 1. The shipping charge exceeds:\n \t\t\t\ta. The cost of postage or the charge of a delivery service in the business\n of delivering goods of like size, weight, and kind for shipping the gift,\n prize or item of value from the geographic area in which the gift, prize or\n item of value is being distributed; or\n \t\t\t\tb. The exact amount for shipping paid to an independent fulfillment house\n or an independent supplier, either of which is in the business of shipping\n goods for shippers other than the offeror of the gift, prize or item of value;\n or\n\n 2. The handling charge exceeds the lesser of five dollars or the actual cost\n of handling.\n\nB. This section shall apply to all offers of prizes, gifts or items of value\ncovered by this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 689.","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}}