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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74423</law_id><section_number>59.1-531</section_number><catch_line>Required disclosures</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="47">Gift Certificate Disclosures</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">gift certificate</span> issued by a <span class="dictionary">merchant</span> in the Commonwealth that has an expiration date shall include either (i) a statement of the expiration date of the certificate or (ii) a telephone number or Internet address where the holder of the certificate may obtain information regarding the expiration date of the certificate. <a id="paragraph-267446" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-531/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">gift certificate</span> issued by a <span class="dictionary">merchant</span> in the Commonwealth that diminishes in value over time shall include a telephone number or Internet address where the holder of the certificate may obtain information regarding the diminution in the value of the certificate over time. <a id="paragraph-267447" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-531/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> No <span class="dictionary">gift certificate</span> issued by a <span class="dictionary">merchant</span> in the Commonwealth shall impose a <span class="dictionary">dormancy fee</span>, an <span class="dictionary">inactivity charge or fee</span>, or a <span class="dictionary">service fee</span>, unless the <span class="dictionary">gift certificate</span> is distributed pursuant to an award, loyalty, or promotional program, and with respect to which there is no other money or value exchanged. <a id="paragraph-267448" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-531/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The information required by subsections A and B shall be clearly and permanently imprinted on the certificate. <a id="paragraph-267449" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-531/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, cc. 269, 303; 2025, c. 629.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
