§ 57-55.4 Collection receptacles; required disclosures
No (i) business as defined in § 58.1-3700.1, other than a charitable or civic organization to which contributions are deductible under § 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) professional solicitor shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future resale unless such person or professional solicitor places on the receptacle a permanent sign or label in a prominent place that includes the following information printed in letters that are no less than three inches in height and no less than one-half inch in width and in a color that contrasts with the color of the receptacle, which sign or label shall be placed immediately below the opening in the receptacle used to deposit donations:
1. The name, business address, and telephone number of the person engaged in such business or the professional solicitor; and
2. a. For a receptacle placed or maintained by a person engaged in such business, a statement that reads: “This donation receptacle is operated by a for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business.”; or b. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the professional solicitor, a statement that reads: “This donation receptacle is operated by a professional solicitor. Items donated here support, in part, the professional solicitor, which is a for-profit entity.” Enforcement of a violation of this section shall be limited to subsections B through E of § 57-59.
History
This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 476 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2015, c. 476.