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The registration application and renewal shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall (i) disclose the address, ownership, and nature of business of the provider; (ii) be renewed annually on July 1; (iii) be accompanied by a fee of $300 per registration and annual renewal; and (iv) be accompanied by an audited financial statement per registration and annual renewal that is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or statutory accounting principles, at the election of the provider. A registration application or registration renewal shall not be considered filed until all required information and fees are received by the Commissioner and taxes are paid pursuant to Article 10 (§ 58.1-400 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. Notwithstanding § 58.1-3 or any other provision of law, the Department of Taxation and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may exchange information regarding providers for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. A provider shall not be required by this chapter to file with the Commissioner or any other entity or agency copies of the provider’s home service contract forms or information regarding the rates or charges under the provider’s home service contracts. Any provider that fails to register prior to the sale of a home service contract shall pay a late filing fee of $100 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the registration is late. A provider that fails to timely renew its registration shall pay a late fee of $50 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the annual renewal filing is late. The late fees authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law.B\n\nAll fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be placed to the credit and in the special fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be used in the administration of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295245,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any provider to offer, advertise, or execute or cause to be executed by the purchaser any home service contract for property in the Commonwealth unless the provider at the time of the solicitation, offer, advertisement, sale, or execution of a contract has been properly registered with the Commissioner. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 727<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80675,"section_number":"59.1-434.3","catch_line":"Bond or letter of credit required","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-434.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57817,"section_number":"58.1-3","catch_line":"Secrecy of information; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3\/"},{"id":60955,"section_number":"58.1-400","catch_line":"Imposition of tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261431,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82404,"identifier":"59.1-434.2","token":"59.1\/33.1\/59.1-434.2","url":"\/59.1-434.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-434.2\/","token":"59.1\/33.1\/59.1-434.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-434.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any provider<\/span> to offer, advertise, or execute or cause to be executed by the purchaser<\/span> any home service contract<\/span> for property<\/span> in the Commonwealth unless the provider<\/span> at the time of the solicitation, offer, advertisement, sale, or execution of a contract has been properly registered with the Commissioner<\/span>. The registration application and renewal shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner<\/span> and shall (i) disclose the address, ownership, and nature of business of the provider<\/span>; (ii) be renewed annually on July 1; (iii) be accompanied by a fee of $300 per registration and annual renewal; and (iv) be accompanied by an audited financial statement per registration and annual renewal that is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or statutory accounting principles, at the election of the provider<\/span>. A registration application or registration renewal shall not be considered filed until all required information and fees are received by the Commissioner<\/span> and taxes are paid pursuant to Article 10 (§ 58.1-400<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. Notwithstanding § 58.1-3<\/a> or any other provision of law<\/span>, the Department of Taxation and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may exchange information regarding providers<\/span> for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. A provider<\/span> shall not be required by this chapter to file with the Commissioner<\/span> or any other entity or agency copies of the provider<\/span>’s home service contract<\/span> forms or information regarding the rates or charges under the provider<\/span>’s home service contracts<\/span>. Any provider<\/span> that fails to register prior to the sale of a home service contract<\/span> shall pay a late filing fee of $100 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the registration is late. A provider<\/span> that fails to timely renew its registration shall pay a late fee of $50 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the annual renewal filing is late. The late fees authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be placed to the credit and in the special fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be used in the administration of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION; FEES (\u00a7 59.1-434.2)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any provider to offer, advertise, or execute or\ncause to be executed by the purchaser any home service contract for property in\nthe Commonwealth unless the provider at the time of the solicitation, offer,\nadvertisement, sale, or execution of a contract has been properly registered\nwith the Commissioner. The registration application and renewal shall be on a\nform provided by the Commissioner and shall (i) disclose the address, ownership,\nand nature of business of the provider; (ii) be renewed annually on July 1;\n(iii) be accompanied by a fee of $300 per registration and annual renewal; and\n(iv) be accompanied by an audited financial statement per registration and\nannual renewal that is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting\nprinciples or statutory accounting principles, at the election of the provider.\nA registration application or registration renewal shall not be considered filed\nuntil all required information and fees are received by the Commissioner and\ntaxes are paid pursuant to Article 10 (§ 58.1-400 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of\nTitle 58.1. Notwithstanding § 58.1-3 or any other provision of law, the\nDepartment of Taxation and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services\nmay exchange information regarding providers for purposes of enforcing the\nprovisions of this chapter. A provider shall not be required by this chapter to\nfile with the Commissioner or any other entity or agency copies of the\nprovider’s home service contract forms or information regarding the rates\nor charges under the provider’s home service contracts. Any provider that\nfails to register prior to the sale of a home service contract shall pay a late\nfiling fee of $100 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the\nregistration is late. A provider that fails to timely renew its registration\nshall pay a late fee of $50 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the\nannual renewal filing is late. The late fees authorized by this subsection shall\nbe in addition to all other penalties authorized by law.\n\nB. All fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be placed to the\ncredit and in the special fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer\nServices to be used in the administration of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 727.","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}}