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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 654 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 1991 \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 2014, chapter 193<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65655,"section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":65655,"section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84052,"identifier":"59.1-438","token":"59.1\/34\/59.1-438","url":"\/59.1-438\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-438\/","token":"59.1\/34\/59.1-438","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-438","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> is authorized to adopt reasonable regulations in order<\/span> to implement provisions in this chapter relating to extended service contracts<\/span>. These regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Without limiting the authority of the Board<\/span> under subsection A, the Board<\/span> is authorized to adopt reasonable regulations that designate services, in addition to those enumerated in the definition of extended service contract<\/span> in § 59.1-435<\/a>, that may be provided under an extended service contract<\/span>, provided that the designation of the additional services is not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS (\u00a7 59.1-438)\n\nA. The Board is authorized to adopt reasonable regulations in order to implement\nprovisions in this chapter relating to extended service contracts. These\nregulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the\nAdministrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nB. Without limiting the authority of the Board under subsection A, the Board is\nauthorized to adopt reasonable regulations that designate services, in addition\nto those enumerated in the definition of extended service contract in §\n59.1-435, that may be provided under an extended service contract, provided that\nthe designation of the additional services is not inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 654; 2014, c. 193.","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}}