Bill Text: VA HB2375 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act; prohibited solicitation, penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB2375 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB2375-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 59.1-21.1:1 as follows:
§59.1-21.1:1. Prohibited solicitation; penalty; exceptions.
A. As used in this section:
"No soliciting sign" means a sign, display, message, poster, placard, or any other thing that is designed, intended, or used to inform and that displays the words "No Soliciting" printed in a clear and legible size and typeface.
"Residential property" means single-family detached dwellings, single-family attached dwellings, individual residential lots located in a development subject to the Property Owners' Association Act (§55-508 et seq.), or dwelling units as that term is defined in §55-248.4.
B. No seller or person acting for him shall make or attempt to make a home solicitation sale on residential property to any person who displays a no soliciting sign on one or more entry doors on such property, except as may be permissible under the Solicitation of Contributions Act (§57-48 et seq.).
C. The provisions of this section shall not include a home solicitation sale made to any person (i) with that person's prior express invitation or permission as evidenced by a signed, written agreement stating that the person agrees to be contacted by or on behalf of a specific party and including the legal address to which the home solicitation may be made; (ii) with whom the person on whose behalf the home solicitation is made has an established business relationship; or (iii) with whom the seller making the home solicitation has a personal relationship. The exemption for an established business relationship or a personal relationship shall not apply when the person solicited previously has stated that he does not wish to receive a home solicitation as provided in subsection B.
D. Any seller or person acting for him knowingly violating the provisions of subsection B shall be guilty of a trespass as provided in §18.2-119. Such penalty shall be in addition to the penalties provided in § 59.1-21.7:1.
