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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 784<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":372746,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":362627,"section_number":"38.2-4400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4400\/"},{"id":373124,"section_number":"59.1-435","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-435\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1488501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373132,"identifier":"59.1-441.1","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.1","url":"\/59.1-441.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-441.1\/","token":"59.1\/34.1\/59.1-441.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-441.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the definitions in \u00a7 59.1-435<\/a>, the following terms in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:<\/p>

“Contract holder<\/span>” means a person entering into a subscription contract<\/span> with an organization<\/span>;<\/p>

“Department<\/span>” means the Virginia Department<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services;<\/p>

“Legal services organization<\/span>” or “organization” means a person subject to regulation and licensing under Chapter 44 (\u00a7 38.2-4400<\/a> et seq.) of Title 38.2 who operates, conducts, or administers a legal services plan<\/span>;<\/p>

“Legal services plan<\/span>” 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<\/span> individually or by a third person for them;<\/p>

“Legal services plan seller<\/span>” means a person subject to registration and regulation under this chapter who offers to a subscriber<\/span> the opportunity to enter into a subscription contract<\/span>. Home office salaried officers whose principal duties and responsibilities do not include the negotiation or solicitation of subscription contracts<\/span> shall not be required to register under this chapter;<\/p>

“Subscriber<\/span>” means any person entitled to benefits under the terms and conditions of a subscription contract<\/span>; and<\/p>

“Subscription contract<\/span>” means a written contract that is issued to a subscriber<\/span> by an organization and that provides legal services or benefits for legal services.<\/p><\/section>","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:\n\n“Contract holder” means a person entering into a subscription\ncontract with an organization;\n\n“Department” means the Virginia Department of Agriculture and\nConsumer Services;\n\n“Legal services organization” or “organization” means a\nperson subject to regulation and licensing under Chapter 44 (\u00a7 38.2-4400 et\nseq.) of Title 38.2 who operates, conducts, or administers a legal services\nplan;\n\n“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;\n\n“Legal services plan seller” means a person subject to registration\nand regulation under this chapter who offers to a subscriber the opportunity to\nenter into a subscription contract. Home office salaried officers whose\nprincipal duties and responsibilities do not include the negotiation or\nsolicitation of subscription contracts shall not be required to register under\nthis chapter;\n\n“Subscriber” means any person entitled to benefits under the terms\nand conditions of a subscription contract; and\n\n“Subscription contract” means a written contract that is issued to a\nsubscriber by an organization and that provides legal services or benefits for\nlegal services.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 784.","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"}}