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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce » Chapter 9 - Secondhand Articles » Article 2. Equipment of Railroads and Other Companies

§ 59.1-125. When unlawful to buy

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to barter, purchase, exchange, or buy from any person whomsoever, except plumbers, the owner of buildings from which the material is taken, railroad, coal mining, industrial, manufacturing and public utility companies, or the authorized agents of such companies, lawful owners and junk dealers, licensed in […]

§ 59.1-126. Receipt or bill of sale to be taken by buyer; sales procedures

Any person buying, at public or private sale, any such secondhand articles as are mentioned in § 59.1-125, except those excepted in said section, shall: 1. Take from the seller a properly dated written receipt or bill of sale signed by such seller which shall therein state specifically the seller’s address, business, social security number, […]

§ 59.1-128. When unlawful to buy, exchange, etc., secondhand copper or aluminum wire

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to barter, purchase, exchange, buy or accept from any person whomsoever, except the manufacturer thereof or his authorized agent, railroad, coal mining, industrial, manufacturing and public utility companies, or the authorized agents of such companies, governmental agencies, and licensed junk dealers, licensed scrap metal dealers, […]

§ 59.1-130. Punishment for violation of § 59.1-128 or § 59.1-129

Any person violating any of the provisions of § 59.1-128 or § 59.1-129 shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than two years, or in the discretion of the court or the jury trying the case, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or confined […]