Virginia Code 59.1-600: Discrimination prohibited
No person or public entity shall discriminate against a consumer on the grounds that the consumer has exercised any of the rights granted by this chapter with regard to:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 59.1-600
- Consumer: means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 59.1-593
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
1. Providing or denying any good, service, or benefit to the consumer;
2. Charging any different price or rate for any good or service provided to the consumer, including through the use of discounts or other incentives or imposition of penalties;
3. Providing a different level or quality of goods, services, or benefits to the consumer;
4. Suggesting that the consumer will receive a different price or rate for goods, services, or benefits or a different level or quality of goods, services, or benefits; or
5. Considering the consumer’s exercise of rights pursuant to this chapter as a basis or suspicion of criminal wrongdoing or unlawful conduct.
2023, c. 526.