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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84485</law_id><section_number>59.1-296.3</section_number><catch_line>Initiation fees</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="24">Virginia Health Club Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever a refund is due a <span class="dictionary">buyer</span>, any <span class="dictionary">initiation fee</span> charged by a <span class="dictionary">health club</span> shall be prorated over the life of the <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or 12 months, whichever is greater.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 585; 1990, cc. 392, 433; 2014, c. 459.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
