                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS UPON CALL TO ACTIVE DUTY; CONTRACT TERMINATION
(§ 44-102.1)

A. Any right, benefit, or protection that may accrue to a member of the Virginia
National Guard under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 3901 et seq.), as a result of a call to federal active duty service under
Title 10 of the United States Code shall be extended to a member of the Virginia
National Guard called to active duty service under Title 32 of the United States
Code, or to state active duty by the Governor, if the active duty orders are for
a period of 30 consecutive days or more. In addition, if a member of the
Virginia National Guard is called to state active duty by the Governor, the
employer shall ensure that the member has the option of continuing, at the
member&#8217;s expense, his health care coverage, life insurance, or long-term
care insurance.

B. Any member of the United States Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard who
receives permanent change of station orders or has received temporary duty
orders in excess of three months&#8217; duration, his spouse, or his dependent
may, at any time prior to the conclusion of his period of service, terminate
without penalty a contract for the following services:

   1. Telecommunication services;

   2. Internet services;

   3. Television services;

   4. Athletic club or gym memberships;

   5. Satellite radio services; or

   6. Service for an alarm system as defined in &#xA7; 15.2-911.
   				It shall be a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7;
   59.1-196 et seq.) for a service provider to fail to comply with the provisions
   of this subsection.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 769; 2010, cc. 811, 861; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2017, c. 293.