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 in jail for any term not exceeding twelve months, or both. Possession of secondhand articles in violation of the provisions of the above sections shall be prima facie evidence of guilt.
Code 1950, § 59-155.3; 1958, c. 614; 1968, c. 439; 1972, c. 598; 1988, c. 765.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 9 - Secondhand Articles
§ 59.1-117. Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures
§ 59.1-118. Permit issued by chief of police or sheriff; revocation
§ 59.1-119. Who deemed a dealer
§ 59.1-119.1. Dealer required to show permit and identification
§ 59.1-120. Recordkeeping requirements
§ 59.1-121. Reports to be made to chief of police or sheriff
§ 59.1-122. Books and places of business open to inspection
§ 59.1-123. Exemptions from article
§ 59.1-124. Penalty for violation
§ 59.1-125. When unlawful to buy
§ 59.1-126. Receipt or bill of sale to be taken by buyer; sales procedures
§ 59.1-127. Violation of § 59.1-125 or § 59.1-126 a misdemeanor; revocation of dealer's license
§ 59.1-128. When unlawful to buy, exchange, etc., secondhand copper or aluminum wire
§ 59.1-129. Requirements when articles mentioned in § 59.1-128 are bought, exchanged, etc.
§ 59.1-130. Punishment for violation of § 59.1-128 or § 59.1-129
§ 59.1-131. When watch deemed secondhand
§ 59.1-132. Tag to be affixed to watch
§ 59.1-133. Invoice to be furnished to purchaser
§ 59.1-134. Advertisement or display
§ 59.1-135. Penalty for violation
§ 59.1-136. Pawnbrokers' auction sales exempted
§ 59.1-136.2. Purchases of ferrous scrap
§ 59.1-136.3. Purchases of nonferrous scrap, metal articles, and proprietary articles
§ 59.1-136.4. Purchases of materials from minors
§ 59.1-136.5. Reports of purchases by scrap metal purchasers