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Code of Virginia
Title 6.2. Financial Institutions and Services
Chapter 4. Certain Lending Practices
5/29/2023

§ 6.2-427. Costs and attorney fee in suit on card; evidence of request or consent.

A. In any suit arising out of the use of a credit card, where the request, consent, or use as required by § 6.2-425 is denied and is not proved, and judgment shall be for the defendant, the court shall assess against the issuer all court costs and shall award the defendant a reasonable attorney fee.

B. For purposes of subsection A, a certified copy of the request or consent shall be admissible as evidence that such request or consent was obtained.

1970, c. 324, § 11-33; 2010, c. 794.

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