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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 561 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 670; in 2007, chapter 668<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1377153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346713,"identifier":"13.1-572","token":"13.1\/8\/13.1-572","url":"\/13.1-572\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-572\/","token":"13.1\/8\/13.1-572","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rules and forms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-572","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission shall have authority from time to time to make, amend<\/span> and rescind such rules and forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to rules and forms governing disclosure documents, applications and reports, escrow and deferral of franchise fees and other funds paid by the franchisee, and defining accounting, technical and trade terms used in this chapter not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. The Commission shall have the authority, for the purpose of this chapter to prescribe the content and form of financial statements and to direct whether they should be certified by independent public or certified accountants. For the purpose of rules and forms, the Commission may classify franchises, persons and matters within its jurisdiction<\/span> and prescribe different requirements for different classes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All such rules and forms shall be printed or mimeographed and available for distribution at the office of the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRULES AND FORMS (\u00a7 13.1-572)\n\nA. The Commission shall have authority from time to time to make, amend and\nrescind such rules and forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of\nthis chapter, including, but not limited to rules and forms governing disclosure\ndocuments, applications and reports, escrow and deferral of franchise fees and\nother funds paid by the franchisee, and defining accounting, technical and trade\nterms used in this chapter not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.\nThe Commission shall have the authority, for the purpose of this chapter to\nprescribe the content and form of financial statements and to direct whether\nthey should be certified by independent public or certified accountants. For the\npurpose of rules and forms, the Commission may classify franchises, persons and\nmatters within its jurisdiction and prescribe different requirements for\ndifferent classes.\n\nB. All such rules and forms shall be printed or mimeographed and available for\ndistribution at the office of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 561; 1978, c. 670; 2007, c. 668.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}