                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECEIPT OR WRITTEN AGREEMENT (§ 59.1-21.4)

1. In a home solicitation sale, unless the buyer requests the seller to provide
goods or services without delay in an emergency, the seller must present to the
buyer a fully completed receipt if it is a cash or credit card sale or obtain
the buyer&#8217;s signature to a written agreement or offer to purchase, in the
case of a credit sale, which designates as the date of the transaction the date
on which the buyer actually makes payment in whole or in part or signs, and
which contains a statement of the buyer&#8217;s rights and a notice of
cancellation which comply with subsection (2). The seller shall also furnish the
buyer with a copy of any contract pertaining to a home solicitation sale at the
time of its execution.

2. The statement shall

   a. Appear on the front side of the receipt or contract, or immediately above
   the buyer&#8217;s signature, in bold face type of a minimum size of ten points
   under the conspicuous caption: &#8220;BUYER&#8217;S RIGHT TO CANCEL,&#8221;
   and

   b. Read as either of the following: (i) &#8220;If this agreement was solicited
   at a residence and you do not want the goods or services, you, the buyer, may
   cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the third business
   day after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice of
   cancellation form for an explanation of this right.
   				Notice of Cancellation
   				_________________________(Date of Transaction)
   				To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of
   this cancellation notice or any other written notice, or send a telegram to
   _________________________ (name of seller), at _________________________
   (address of seller&#8217;s place of business) not later than midnight of
   ____________________ (Date).
   				I hereby cancel this transaction.
   				_________________________(Date)
   				________________________________________(Buyer&#8217;s signature)&#8221;;
   or

      ii. In the form and content of any similar notice requirement for home
      solicitation sales under federal law; provided that such requirement
      contains at least the information required in (i) of this subsection and,
      further provided, that nothing in such notice is in conflict with the
      provisions of this chapter. Any statement or notice form presented to a
      buyer prior to the effective date of an amendment to this section shall be
      deemed sufficient if it satisfied the requirements of this section in effect
      at the time the statement or notice was presented.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this section until the seller has complied
with this section the buyer may cancel the home solicitation sale by notifying
the seller in any manner and by any means of his intention to cancel.

4. A home solicitation sale shall be deemed to be in compliance with notice
requirements of this section if (a) the buyer may at any time (i) cancel the
order, or (ii) refuse to accept delivery of the goods without any obligation to
pay for them, or (iii) return the goods to the seller and receive a full refund
for any amount the buyer has paid; and (b) the buyer&#8217;s right to cancel the
order, refuse delivery or return the goods, together with the name and address
of either the selling company or the salesperson, is clearly and conspicuously
set forth on the face or reverse side of the sales receipt or contract in a size
larger than that used in the body of the receipt or contract.

5. Any statement or notice form satisfying the requirements of this section as
in effect prior to July 1, 1975, may be used until January 1, 1977.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 668; 1972, c. 448; 1973, c. 147; 1975, c. 217.