{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-563","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-563","heading":"Unlawful offers","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person, in connection with the sale or offer to sell a franchise in this Commonwealth, directly or indirectly:1. To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;2. To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to avoid misleading the offeree;3. To engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the franchisee; or4. To fail to provide the franchisee a copy of (i) the franchise agreement and (ii) such disclosure document as may be required by rule or order of the Commission.1972, c. 561; 1978, c. 670; 1991, c. 475; 2009, c. 148.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 8. RETAIL FRANCHISING ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-563/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"e4be6ddeb3db444c0916f2b890898c2e211746c7059234debf1a6b7de9fd9d26","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-562","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-564"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}