                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RULES AND FORMS (§ 13.1-572)

A. The Commission shall have authority from time to time to make, amend and
rescind such rules and forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter, including, but not limited to rules and forms governing disclosure
documents, applications and reports, escrow and deferral of franchise fees and
other funds paid by the franchisee, and defining accounting, technical and trade
terms used in this chapter not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
The Commission shall have the authority, for the purpose of this chapter to
prescribe the content and form of financial statements and to direct whether
they should be certified by independent public or certified accountants. For the
purpose of rules and forms, the Commission may classify franchises, persons and
matters within its jurisdiction and prescribe different requirements for
different classes.

B. All such rules and forms shall be printed or mimeographed and available for
distribution at the office of the Commission.

HISTORY: 1972, c. 561; 1978, c. 670; 2007, c. 668.