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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 736 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":373165,"section_number":"59.1-459","catch_line":"Absence of contract not affirmative defense","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-459\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1488625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373162,"identifier":"59.1-456","token":"59.1\/37\/59.1-456","url":"\/59.1-456\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-456\/","token":"59.1\/37\/59.1-456","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts between principals and sales representatives","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-456","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a principal<\/span> contracts<\/span> with a sales representative<\/span> to solicit wholesale orders<\/span> within this Commonwealth, such contract<\/span> shall (i) be in writing, (ii) disclose the method by which the commission<\/span> is to be computed and paid, (iii) disclose the territory of the sales representative<\/span> and whether such territory is exclusive, (iv) be signed by the principal<\/span> and the sales representative<\/span>, and (v) be provided to the sales representative<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTS BETWEEN PRINCIPALS AND SALES REPRESENTATIVES (\u00a7 59.1-456)\n\nWhen a principal contracts with a sales representative to solicit wholesale\norders within this Commonwealth, such contract shall (i) be in writing, (ii)\ndisclose the method by which the commission is to be computed and paid, (iii)\ndisclose the territory of the sales representative and whether such territory is\nexclusive, (iv) be signed by the principal and the sales representative, and (v)\nbe provided to the sales representative.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 736.","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"}}