Bill Text: VA HB180 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Invention development services; required disclosure, civil penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0759) [HB180 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB180-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§59.1-210 and 59.1-215 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §59.1-210. Standard provisions for cover notice. Every contract for invention development services shall have a
conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached with the following notice
imprinted thereon in boldface type of not less than 1. "This contract between you and an invention developer is regulated by Chapter 18 (§59.1-208 et seq.) of Title 59.1. You are not permitted or required to make any payments under this contract until four working days after you sign this contract and receive a completed copy of it." 2. A statement that the contract is a fee-for-service contract and that the invention developer makes no guarantees as to the success of the invention. 3. Information as to how a customer who feels that his rights have been violated pursuant to this chapter may lodge a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division at the Office of the Attorney General, including the Division's telephone number and directions as to how to file an online consumer complaint. Such cover sheet shall contain only the notice required by this section. §59.1-215. Enforcement; civil penalty; restraint of violations. A. For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the Attorney General is hereby authorized to conduct investigations and hold hearings and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of accounts, books and documents by the issuance of subpoenas. B. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this
chapter, and shall have the right to recover a civil penalty |