                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 59.1-415)

As used in this chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the
&#8220;Prizes and Gifts Act&#8221;:
		&#8220;Anything of value,&#8221; &#8220;item of value&#8221; or
&#8220;item&#8221; means any item or service with monetary value.
		&#8220;Handling charge&#8221; means any charge, fee or sum of money which is
paid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value including, but
not limited to, promotional fees, redemption fees, registration fees or delivery
costs.
		&#8220;Pay-per-call service&#8221; means any passive, interactive, polling,
conference, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed through a 900
number exchange or otherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a
telephone customer.
		&#8220;Person&#8221; means any natural person, corporation, trust,
partnership, association and any other legal entity.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 689; 1991, c. 154.