{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-441.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-441.1","heading":"Definitions","body":"In addition to the definitions in § 59.1-435, the following terms in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\"Contract holder\" means a person entering into a subscription contract with an organization;\"Department\" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;\"Legal services organization\" or \"organization\" means a person subject to regulation and licensing under Chapter 44 (§ 38.2-4400 et seq.) of Title 38.2 who operates, conducts, or administers a legal services plan;\"Legal services plan\" or \"plan\" means a contractual obligation or an arrangement whereby legal services are provided in consideration of a specified payment consisting in whole or in part of prepaid or periodic charges, regardless of whether the payment is made by the subscribers individually or by a third person for them;\"Legal services plan seller\" means a person subject to registration and regulation under this chapter who offers to a subscriber the opportunity to enter into a subscription contract. Home office salaried officers whose principal duties and responsibilities do not include the negotiation or solicitation of subscription contracts shall not be required to register under this chapter;\"Subscriber\" means any person entitled to benefits under the terms and conditions of a subscription contract; and\"Subscription contract\" means a written contract that is issued to a subscriber by an organization and that provides legal services or benefits for legal services.2004, c. 784.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 34.1. LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-441.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"a41d81afb2d2c600a6fd6ef607155e3793a0cba17ce54d978da8716e1298ab88","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-441","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-441.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}