{"law_id":"780134","edition_id":"11","section_id":"780134","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.1","catch_line":"Definitions","history":"2004, c. 784.","full_text":"In addition to the definitions in \u00a7 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 (\u00a7 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.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":"2516244","text":"In addition to the definitions in \u00a7 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 (\u00a7 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.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"3507","name":"Legal Services Contracts","identifier":"34.1","label":"chapter","url":"\/59.1\/34.1\/"},"2":{"id":"267","name":"Trade And Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","url":"\/59.1\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"780134","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/59.1-441.1\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.1"},"1":{"id":"782267","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.2","catch_line":"Registration; fees","url":"\/59.1-441.2\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.2"},"2":{"id":"794644","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.3","catch_line":"Regulations","url":"\/59.1-441.3\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.3"},"3":{"id":"784534","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.4","catch_line":"Investigations","url":"\/59.1-441.4\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.4"},"4":{"id":"794323","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.5","catch_line":"Production of records","url":"\/59.1-441.5\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.5"},"5":{"id":"780747","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.6","catch_line":"Violations of chapter; penalty","url":"\/59.1-441.6\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.6"}},"next_section":{"id":"782267","structure_id":"3507","section_number":"59.1-441.2","catch_line":"Registration; fees","url":"\/59.1-441.2\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.2"},"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-441.1\/","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":"776407","section_number":"38.2-4400","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-4400\/"},{"id":"769194","section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"url":"\/59.1-441.1\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.1","formats":{"txt":"\/59.1-441.1.txt","json":"\/59.1-441.1.json","xml":"\/59.1-441.1.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-441.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-441.1)\n\nIn addition to the definitions in \u00a7 59.1-435, the following terms in this\nchapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly\nappears from the context:”Contract holder” means a person entering\ninto a subscription contract with an organization;”Department” means\nthe Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;”Legal\nservices organization” or “organization” means a person\nsubject to regulation and licensing under Chapter 44 (\u00a7 38.2-4400 et seq.) of\nTitle 38.2 who operates, conducts, or administers a legal services\nplan;”Legal services plan” or “plan” means a contractual\nobligation or an arrangement whereby legal services are provided in\nconsideration of a specified payment consisting in whole or in part of prepaid\nor periodic charges, regardless of whether the payment is made by the\nsubscribers individually or by a third person for them;”Legal services\nplan seller” means a person subject to registration and regulation under\nthis chapter who offers to a subscriber the opportunity to enter into a\nsubscription contract. Home office salaried officers whose principal duties and\nresponsibilities do not include the negotiation or solicitation of subscription\ncontracts shall not be required to register under this\nchapter;”Subscriber” means any person entitled to benefits under the\nterms and conditions of a subscription contract; and”Subscription\ncontract” means a written contract that is issued to a subscriber by an\norganization and that provides legal services or benefits for legal services.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 784."}