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(ii) fees, surcharges, or costs charged by any electric utility, natural gas utility, or telecommunications service provider; (iii) any fees, surcharges, or other costs associated with settlement services, provided that such associated costs do not include real estate broker commissions and fees; or (iv) the provision of air transportation by air carriers, as such terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. § 40102.C\n\nNo provision of this chapter shall apply to a supplier if such application is expressly preempted by federal law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213599,"text":"It shall not be a violation of this chapter for any supplier to (i) reduce the total price that was previously advertised or displayed; (ii) display a promotion or discount, including an offer to waive one or more mandatory fees; or (iii) advertise or display a price for goods and services in compliance with specific state or federal laws applicable to such supplier.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":213600,"text":"No provision of this chapter shall apply to (i) fees authorized by law related to the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle that are charged by a motor vehicle dealer; 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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 685<\/a> and 686<\/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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":262895,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58323,"identifier":"59.1-609","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-609","url":"\/59.1-609\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-609\/","token":"59.1\/58\/59.1-609","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitations; exclusions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-609","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall not be a violation of this chapter for any supplier<\/span> to (i) reduce the total price that was previously advertised or displayed; (ii) display a promotion or discount, including an offer to waive<\/span> one or more mandatory fees; or (iii) advertise or display a price for goods and services in compliance with specific state or federal laws<\/span> applicable to such supplier<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No provision of this chapter shall apply to (i) fees authorized by law<\/span> related to the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle that are charged by a motor vehicle dealer<\/span>; (ii) fees, surcharges, or costs charged by any electric utility<\/span>, natural gas utility<\/span>, or telecommunications service provider<\/span>; (iii) any fees, surcharges, or other costs associated with settlement services<\/span>, provided that such associated costs do not include real estate broker commissions and fees; or (iv) the provision of air transportation by air carriers, as such terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. § 40102. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No provision of this chapter shall apply to a supplier<\/span> if such application is expressly preempted by federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATIONS; EXCLUSIONS (\u00a7 59.1-609)\n\nA. It shall not be a violation of this chapter for any supplier to (i) reduce\nthe total price that was previously advertised or displayed; (ii) display a\npromotion or discount, including an offer to waive one or more mandatory fees;\nor (iii) advertise or display a price for goods and services in compliance with\nspecific state or federal laws applicable to such supplier.\n\nB. No provision of this chapter shall apply to (i) fees authorized by law\nrelated to the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle that are charged by a motor\nvehicle dealer; (ii) fees, surcharges, or costs charged by any electric utility,\nnatural gas utility, or telecommunications service provider; (iii) any fees,\nsurcharges, or other costs associated with settlement services, provided that\nsuch associated costs do not include real estate broker commissions and fees; or\n(iv) the provision of air transportation by air carriers, as such terms are\ndefined in 49 U.S.C. § 40102.\n\nC. No provision of this chapter shall apply to a supplier if such application is\nexpressly preempted by federal law.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 685, 686.","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}}