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The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 59.1-417<\/a> through 59.1-420<\/a> shall not apply to the sale or purchase, or solicitation or representation in connection therewith, of goods from a catalog or of books, recordings, videocassettes, periodicals and similar goods through a membership group or club which is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission trade regulation rule concerning use of negative option plans by sellers in commerce or through a contractual plan or arrangement such as a continuity plan, subscription arrangement, or a single sale or purchase series arrangement under which the seller ships goods to a consumer who has consented in advance to receive such goods and the recipient of such goods is given the opportunity, after examination of the goods, to receive a full refund of charges for the goods, or unused portion thereof, upon return of the goods, or unused portion thereof, undamaged.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 59.1-423)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 59.1-417 through 59.1-420 shall not apply to the sale or\npurchase, or solicitation or representation in connection therewith, of goods\nfrom a catalog or of books, recordings, videocassettes, periodicals and similar\ngoods through a membership group or club which is regulated by the Federal Trade\nCommission trade regulation rule concerning use of negative option plans by\nsellers in commerce or through a contractual plan or arrangement such as a\ncontinuity plan, subscription arrangement, or a single sale or purchase series\narrangement under which the seller ships goods to a consumer who has consented\nin advance to receive such goods and the recipient of such goods is given the\nopportunity, after examination of the goods, to receive a full refund of charges\nfor the goods, or unused portion thereof, upon return of the goods, or unused\nportion thereof, undamaged.\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}}