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2008 SESSION
080073653Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 6.1-460 and 6.1-461 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 6.1-460. Interest charges.
A licensee may shall not
charge, as a fee for each on
any payday loan, an amount not
to exceed fifteen percent of the amount of the loan proceeds advanced to the
borrower interest, whether designated
as a fee or otherwise, at an
annual rate that exceeds 36%.
§ 6.1-461. Additional charges.
In addition to the loan principal and the fee interest permitted under § 6.1-460, no further or other amount
whatsoever shall be directly or indirectly charged, contracted for, collected,
received or recovered except (i) any deposit item return fee incurred by the
licensee, not to exceed $25, if the check given by the borrower as security is
returned because the account on which it was drawn was closed by the borrower
or contained insufficient funds, or the borrower stopped payment on the check,
and (ii) if judgment is obtained against the borrower, court costs and
reasonable attorneys' fees if awarded by the court, incurred as a result of the
returned check in an amount not to exceed $250. A licensee shall not be
entitled to collect or recover from a borrower any sum otherwise permitted
pursuant to §§ 6.1-330.54, 8.01-27.2, or § 8.01-382.