                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POLICY OF THE COMMONWEALTH (§ 13.1-558)

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Commonwealth, through the exercise
by the General Assembly of its power to regulate commerce partly or wholly
within the Commonwealth of Virginia, to correct as rapidly as practicable such
inequities as may exist in the franchise system so as to establish a more even
balance of power between franchisors and franchisees; to require franchisors to
deal fairly with their franchisees with reference to all aspects of the
franchise relationship and to provide franchisees more direct, simple, and
complete judicial relief against franchisors who fail to deal in a lawful manner
with them.

HISTORY: 1972, c. 561.