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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1010<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapters 90<\/a> and 102<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81826,"section_number":"18.2-246.7","catch_line":"Requirements for delivery sales","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.7\/"},{"id":61382,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.12\/"},{"id":83733,"section_number":"59.1-293.13","catch_line":"Required education for retail dealers and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.13\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82071,"section_number":"18.2-246.12","catch_line":"Collection of taxes","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77474,"identifier":"18.2-246.10","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.10","url":"\/18.2-246.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-246.10\/","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Shipping requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-246.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each person who mails<\/span>, ships, or otherwise delivers cigarettes<\/span> in connection with a delivery sale<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Shall include as part of the shipping documents<\/span> a clear and conspicuous statement providing as follows: “Cigarettes<\/span>: Virginia Law<\/span> Prohibits Shipping to Individuals Under 21, and Requires the Payment of all Applicable Taxes”; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Shall use a method of mailing<\/span>, shipping, or delivery that obligates the delivery service<\/span> or any party<\/span> making delivery to require (i) the consumer<\/span> placing the purchase order<\/span> for the delivery sale<\/span>, or an adult<\/span> of legal minimum purchase age, to sign to accept delivery of the shipping container<\/span>, and (ii) proof, in the form of a valid, government-issued identification bearing a photograph of the individual who signs to accept delivery of the shipping container<\/span>, demonstrating that he is either the addressee who is of legal minimum purchase age or another adult<\/span> of legal minimum purchase age. However, proof of the legal minimum purchase age shall be required only if such individual appears to be under 27 years of age; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Shall provide to the delivery service<\/span> retained for such delivery sale<\/span> evidence<\/span> of full compliance with § 18.2-246.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHIPPING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 18.2-246.10)\n\nEach person who mails, ships, or otherwise delivers cigarettes in connection\nwith a delivery sale:\n\n1. Shall include as part of the shipping documents a clear and conspicuous\nstatement providing as follows: “Cigarettes: Virginia Law Prohibits\nShipping to Individuals Under 21, and Requires the Payment of all Applicable\nTaxes”;\n\n2. Shall use a method of mailing, shipping, or delivery that obligates the\ndelivery service or any party making delivery to require (i) the consumer\nplacing the purchase order for the delivery sale, or an adult of legal minimum\npurchase age, to sign to accept delivery of the shipping container, and (ii)\nproof, in the form of a valid, government-issued identification bearing a\nphotograph of the individual who signs to accept delivery of the shipping\ncontainer, demonstrating that he is either the addressee who is of legal minimum\npurchase age or another adult of legal minimum purchase age. However, proof of\nthe legal minimum purchase age shall be required only if such individual appears\nto be under 27 years of age; and\n\n3. Shall provide to the delivery service retained for such delivery sale\nevidence of full compliance with § 18.2-246.12.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 1010; 2019, cc. 90, 102.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}