{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-21.18-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-21.18:3","heading":"Prohibited acts","body":"Except in the event of failure by any distributor in the Commonwealth to comply with the material requirements imposed upon him by a contract or agreement with the supplier, other than a failure caused by force majeure; or except as may be required by an agency of the federal or state government responsible for regulating allocations of petroleum products; or except as provided in § 59.1-21.18:4, it shall be unlawful for any supplier:1. To discontinue monthly allocations of petroleum products to a distributor, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier's usual contract acceptance criteria; or2. To reduce monthly allocations of petroleum products to a Virginia distributor, his successors in interest or qualified assigns provided that such successors in interest or qualified assigns meet the supplier's usual contract acceptance criteria.1980, c. 457.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 2.2:1. EMERGENCY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SUPPLY ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-21.18:3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"656cbd7b92008e005159738d36f91f54e84c2718cbb25cb15f2c09018c081281","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-21.18-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-21.18-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}