Virginia

in effect 5 checks relate to this framework

Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01.

Covers this jurisdiction's citation, effective date, scope and requirement summaries. The 5 checks below carry their own dates, the oldest of which is 2026-08-03. Nobody qualified to practise law has reviewed any of it — see about.

Statute: Va. Code §59.1-207.46, in Title 59.1, ch. 17.8 (§§59.1-207.45 to 59.1-207.49).
Official text: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title59.1/chapter17.8/section59.1-207.46/
Effective: The section carries a history line running 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026. The 2026 chapters may have changed the operative duties. [low confidence — flagged for counsel]
Applies to: Any seller making an automatic-renewal or continuous-service offer to a consumer in the Commonwealth. A general consumer framework; discrete exemptions sit in §59.1-207.48.

What it is summarized as requiring

Affirmative consent to the agreement containing the offer terms before a card or third-party payment account is charged. [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
Offer terms presented clearly and conspicuously before the consumer becomes obligated. [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
A retainable acknowledgment including the offer terms, the cancellation policy and how to cancel. [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
A cost-effective, timely and easy-to-use cancellation mechanism. The current text is described as adding a cancellation regime covering parity of cancellation channel and limits on obstruction. [low confidence — flagged for counsel]
Notice ahead of renewals that extend a contract beyond a stated period, and notice before a material change to the terms. [low confidence — flagged for counsel]

What no outside scan can observe here

The retainable acknowledgment, the free-trial notice and the pre-renewal notice, all of which reach a consumer after signup.

Worth knowing

The requirement summaries for Virginia are the least current in this matrix and are flagged accordingly. Treat them as a pointer to the section, not as a statement of what it now says.

Checks that relate to this framework

Detected automatically

Check	Severity	Detected by
Automatic-renewal terms were not detected in the visible text presented alongside the consent action. These frameworks are summarized as requiring the automatic-renewal terms to be presented clearly and conspicuously before the consumer agrees, in visual proximity to the request for consent. `ARL-DISCLOSURE-AT-CONSENT` Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01. Drafted from 9 sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46	High consent moment absence	automatic `proximityToConsentAction` `renewalTermsProminence` `renewalTextOnlyInLinkedTerms` Includes a signal from the visual pass, which caps this check at medium severity.
No link or control matching an online cancellation route was found on the pages this scan could reach. These frameworks are summarized as requiring a subscription entered into online to be cancellable through the same online medium, without additional obstruction. `ARL-CANCEL-ONLINE-ROUTE` Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01. Drafted from 9 sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46	Medium non appearance	automatic `onlineCancelPath`
The fetched terms text describes cancelling by telephone. Where a subscription was entered into online, these frameworks are summarized as requiring an online route to cancel, so a route available only by telephone is described as not meeting that requirement on its own. `ARL-CANCEL-TELEPHONE-ONLY` Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01. Drafted from 9 sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46	High consent moment absence	automatic `phoneOnlyCancel`

Manual verification only

These relate to this framework but sit outside anything an outside scan can reach. They appear in every report as manual checks and are never counted as findings.

Check	Severity	Detected by
Not observable from outside the signup flow. A post-transaction acknowledgment is summarized as needing to include the renewal terms and cancellation instructions in a form the consumer can retain. `ARL-POST-TRANSACTION-ACK` Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01. Drafted from 6 sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · data.capitol.hawaii.gov/…/HRS_0481-0009_0005.htm · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · ndlegis.gov/…/t51c37.pdf · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46	Manual check outside flow	manual verification only No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding.
Not observable from a checkout flow. These frameworks are summarized as requiring notice ahead of a renewal in defined circumstances — in Virginia, where a renewal term runs longer than 30 days and extends the contract beyond 12 months. `ARL-RENEWAL-NOTICE` Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03 Due again 2026-11-01. Drafted from 10 sources: www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · code.dccouncil.gov/…/2 · delcode.delaware.gov/…/index.html · data.capitol.hawaii.gov/…/HRS_0481-0009_0005.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · ndlegis.gov/…/t51c37.pdf · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46 · legislature.vermont.gov/…/02454a	Manual check outside flow	manual verification only No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding.

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