Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-237 — Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials; intent; possession
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected with Sales, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-237
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any person buy or receive secondhand grate baskets, keys, bells and bell fixtures, gas fixtures, water fixtures, water pipes, gas pipes, or any part of such fixtures or pipes with intent to defraud, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Possession of any such secondhand baskets, keys, bells and bell fixtures, water fixtures, gas fixtures, water pipes, gas pipes, or any part of such fixtures or pipes if bought or received from any other person than the manufacturer thereof or his authorized agent or the owner thereof shall be prima facie evidence of such intent.
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Is buying, etc., certain secondhand materials a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-237.
Which Virginia statute covers buying, etc., certain secondhand materials?
Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-237 (Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials; intent; possession).
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