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A sale of cigarettes not for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or retail dealer, as such terms are defined in \u00a7 58.1-1000, shall not be a delivery sale.\n\t\t“Delivery service” means any person who is engaged in the commercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.\n\t\t“Legal minimum purchasing age” is the minimum age at which an individual may legally purchase cigarettes in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Mails” or “mailing” means the shipment of cigarettes through the United States Postal Service.\n\t\t“Shipping container” means a container in which cigarettes are shipped in connection with a delivery sale.\n\t\t“Shipping documents” means bills of lading, airbills, or any other documents used to evidence the undertaking by a delivery service to deliver letters, packages, or other containers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241805,"text":"For purposes of this article:\n\t\t“Adult” means a person who is at least the legal minimum purchasing age.\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.\n\t\t“Consumer” means an individual who is not permitted as a wholesaler pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1011 or who is not a retailer.\n\t\t“Cigarette” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 3.2-4200.\n\t\t“Delivery sale” means any sale of cigarettes to a consumer in the Commonwealth regardless of whether the seller is located in the Commonwealth where either (i) the purchaser submits the order for such sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mails or any other delivery service, or the Internet or other online service or (ii) the cigarettes are delivered by use of the mails or a delivery service. 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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 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 38<\/a> and 730<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 32<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 36<\/a> and 43<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57779,"section_number":"18.2-110.1","catch_line":"Mail theft; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-110.1\/"},{"id":65388,"section_number":"19.2-245.01","catch_line":"Offenses involving reports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-245.01\/"},{"id":59919,"section_number":"19.2-386.20","catch_line":"Forfeiture of cigarettes sold or attempted to be sold in an unlawful delivery sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.20\/"},{"id":76319,"section_number":"19.2-386.21","catch_line":"Forfeiture of counterfeit and contraband cigarettes","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.21\/"},{"id":77912,"section_number":"2.2-3705.3","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.3\/"},{"id":77776,"section_number":"2.2-511","catch_line":"Criminal cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-511\/"},{"id":78748,"section_number":"3.2-4215.1","catch_line":"Authority of Attorney General; audit and investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4215.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80296,"section_number":"3.2-4200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4200\/"},{"id":77273,"section_number":"58.1-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1000\/"},{"id":71635,"section_number":"58.1-1011","catch_line":"Qualification for permit to affix Virginia revenue stamps; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1011\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66660,"identifier":"18.2-246.6","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.6","url":"\/18.2-246.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-246.6\/","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-246.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For purposes of this article:\n\t\t“Adult<\/span>” means a person who is at least the legal minimum purchasing age.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.\n\t\t“Consumer<\/span>” means an individual who is not permitted as a wholesaler pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1011<\/a> or who is not a retailer.\n\t\t“Cigarette<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 3.2-4200<\/a>.\n\t\t“Delivery sale<\/span>” means any sale of cigarettes<\/span> to a consumer<\/span> in the Commonwealth regardless of whether the seller is located in the Commonwealth where either (i) the purchaser submits the order<\/span> for such sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mails<\/span> or any other delivery service<\/span>, or the Internet or other online service or (ii) the cigarettes<\/span> are delivered by use of the mails<\/span> or a delivery service<\/span>. A sale of cigarettes<\/span> not for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or retail dealer, as such terms are defined in \u00a7 58.1-1000<\/a>, shall not be a delivery sale<\/span>.\n\t\t“Delivery service<\/span>” means any person who is engaged in the commercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.\n\t\t“Legal minimum purchasing age” is the minimum age at which an individual may legally purchase cigarettes<\/span> in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Mails<\/span>” or “mailing<\/span>” means the shipment of cigarettes<\/span> through the United States Postal Service.\n\t\t“Shipping container<\/span>” means a container in which cigarettes<\/span> are shipped in connection with a delivery sale<\/span>.\n\t\t“Shipping documents<\/span>” means bills of lading, airbills, or any other documents used to evidence<\/span> the undertaking by a delivery service<\/span> to deliver letters, packages, or other containers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 18.2-246.6)\n\nFor purposes of this article:\n\t\t“Adult” means a person who is at least the legal minimum\npurchasing age.\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic\nBeverage Control Authority.\n\t\t“Consumer” means an individual who is not permitted as a\nwholesaler pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1011 or who is not a retailer.\n\t\t“Cigarette” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 3.2-4200.\n\t\t“Delivery sale” means any sale of cigarettes to a consumer in the\nCommonwealth regardless of whether the seller is located in the Commonwealth\nwhere either (i) the purchaser submits the order for such sale by means of a\ntelephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mails or any other\ndelivery service, or the Internet or other online service or (ii) the cigarettes\nare delivered by use of the mails or a delivery service. A sale of cigarettes\nnot for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or retail\ndealer, as such terms are defined in \u00a7 58.1-1000, shall not be a delivery sale.\n\t\t“Delivery service” means any person who is engaged in the\ncommercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.\n\t\t“Legal minimum purchasing age” is the minimum age at which an\nindividual may legally purchase cigarettes in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Mails” or “mailing” means the shipment of cigarettes\nthrough the United States Postal Service.\n\t\t“Shipping container” means a container in which cigarettes are\nshipped in connection with a delivery sale.\n\t\t“Shipping documents” means bills of lading, airbills, or any other\ndocuments used to evidence the undertaking by a delivery service to deliver\nletters, packages, or other containers.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 1010; 2005, c. 839; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2023, c. 32; 2025, cc.\n36, 43.","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}}