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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60806</law_id><section_number>59.1-21.2</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-207.19</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2.1">Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> As used in this chapter, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">home solicitation sale</span>&#x201D; means: <a id="paragraph-222297" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A consumer sale or lease of <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or services in which the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> or a person acting for him engages (i) in a personal solicitation of the sale or lease or (ii) in a solicitation of the sale or lease by telephone or electronic means at any residence other than that of the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> without prior invitation or appointment; and <a id="paragraph-222298" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The <span class="dictionary">buyer</span>&#x2019;s agreement or offer to purchase or lease is there given to the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> or a person acting for him. <a id="paragraph-222299" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> As used in this chapter: <a id="paragraph-222300" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Home solicitation sale</span>&#x201D; does not mean a consumer sale or lease of farm equipment or a consumer sale made by an entity regulated by the State Corporation Commission&#x2019;s Bureau of Insurance, an affiliate of any such entity, or a dealer licensed by the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. <a id="paragraph-222301" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Home solicitation sale</span>&#x201D; does not include cash sales of less than $25, a sale or lease made pursuant to a preexisting revolving charge account, or a sale or lease made pursuant to prior negotiations between the parties. <a id="paragraph-222302" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Home solicitation sale</span>&#x201D; does not include sales made entirely by telephone or electronic means at the initiation of the <span class="dictionary">buyer</span> and without any other contact between the <span class="dictionary">buyer</span> and the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> or its representative prior to the delivery of <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or performance of services. <a id="paragraph-222303" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> As used in this chapter, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">goods</span>&#x201D; means tangible personal property and also includes a merchandise certificate whereby a writing is issued by the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> which is not redeemable in cash and is usable in lieu of cash in exchange for <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or services; &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">seller</span>&#x201D; means <span class="dictionary">seller</span> or lessor and &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">buyer</span>&#x201D; means <span class="dictionary">buyer</span> or lessee. <a id="paragraph-222304" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-21.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1970, c. 668; 1972, c. 448; 1975, c. 217; 1986, c. 577; 2023, cc. 301, 302.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
