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§ 18.2-240. Same; injunction

Any attorney for the Commonwealth may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the further prosecution of any pyramid promotional scheme as defined in § 18.2-239, and to appoint receivers to secure and distribute in an equitable manner any assets received by any participant as a result of such scheme, any such distribution to […]

§ 18.2-231. Same; label required

There shall be firmly attached to or painted at or near the point of outlet from which lubricating oil is drawn or poured out for sale or delivery a sign or label consisting of the word or words in letters not less than one inch in height comprising the brand or trade name of such […]

§ 18.2-232. Same; punishment for violation of §§ 18.2-226 through 18.2-231

Any person, firm, association or corporation or any officer, agent or employee thereof who shall violate any provision of §§ 18.2-226 through 18.2-231, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor; and a second or any subsequent offense shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Code 1950, § 59.1-61; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. […]

§ 18.2-233. Sale of goods marked “sterling” and “sterling silver.”

A person who makes or sells or offers to sell or dispose of or has in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with the words “sterling” or “sterling silver,” or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover or wrapper, or other thing in […]

§ 18.2-234. Sale of goods marked “coin” and “coin silver.”

A person who makes or sells or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with words “coin” or “coin silver,” or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover, wrapper or other thing in or by […]

§ 18.2-235. Regulating sale of merchandise made of gold

Any person who marks or sells or offers to sell or dispose of or has in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of any article of merchandise made of gold of a less carat of fineness than is stamped or marked on it or of a less carat of fineness than is engraved, […]

§ 18.2-221. Advertising new or used automobiles or trucks

Any person, firm, corporation or association engaged in selling new or used automobiles or trucks to the public shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor unless, in any printed advertisement or printed offer in which a price is stated, the following is included: (a) the make, year, and model of such automobile or truck; […]

§ 18.2-222. Misrepresentation as to source of merchandise; penalty

No person, firm, corporation or association selling or offering for sale any article or merchandise, shall in any manner represent, contrary to fact, that the article was made for, or acquired directly or indirectly from, the United States government or its military or naval forces or any agency of the United States government, or that […]

§ 18.2-223. “Going out of business” sales; permit required

It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, or conduct, a sale for the purpose of discontinuing a retail business, or to modify the word “sale” in any advertisement with the words “going out of business” or any other words which tend to insinuate that the retail business is to be discontinued and the […]