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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>372995</law_id><section_number>59.1-335.9</section_number><catch_line>Breach; null and void contract</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="56" identifier="25.1">Virginia Credit Services Businesses Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any breach by a <span class="dictionary">credit services business</span> of a <span class="dictionary">contract</span> under this chapter, or of any obligation arising under it, shall constitute a violation of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1391316" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-335.9/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for services from a <span class="dictionary">credit services business</span> that does not comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to the public policy of this Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-1391317" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-335.9/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">waiver</span> by a <span class="dictionary">consumer</span> of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed void and unenforceable by a <span class="dictionary">credit services business</span> as contrary to public policy of this Commonwealth, and any attempt by a <span class="dictionary">credit services business</span> to have a <span class="dictionary">consumer</span> <span class="dictionary">waive</span> rights given by this chapter shall constitute a violation of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1391318" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-335.9/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> In any proceeding involving this chapter the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the <span class="dictionary">person</span> claiming it. <a id="paragraph-1391319" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-335.9/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1989, cc. 651, 655.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
