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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>373162</law_id><section_number>59.1-456</section_number><catch_line>Contracts between principals and sales representatives</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-459</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="71" identifier="37">Contracts; Independent Sales Representatives</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When a <span class="dictionary">principal</span> <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> with a <span class="dictionary">sales representative</span> to solicit wholesale <span class="dictionary">orders</span> within this Commonwealth, such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> shall (i) be in writing, (ii) disclose the method by which the <span class="dictionary">commission</span> is to be computed and paid, (iii) disclose the territory of the <span class="dictionary">sales representative</span> and whether such territory is exclusive, (iv) be signed by the <span class="dictionary">principal</span> and the <span class="dictionary">sales representative</span>, and (v) be provided to the <span class="dictionary">sales representative</span>.</p></section></text><history>1993, c. 736.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
