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§ 18.2-237. Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials; intent; possession

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 […]

§ 18.2-239. Pyramid promotional schemes; misdemeanor; definitions; contracts void

Every person who contrives, prepares, sets up, operates, advertises or promotes any pyramid promotional scheme shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of this section: (1) “Compensation” means the transfer of money or anything of value. “Compensation” does not mean payment based on sales of goods or services to persons who […]

§ 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 […]

§ 18.2-234. 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, […]

§ 18.2-231. 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 […]