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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.<\/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":68786,"section_number":"18.2-246.8","catch_line":"Age verification requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.8\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68786,"section_number":"18.2-246.8","catch_line":"Age verification requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.8\/"},{"id":66865,"section_number":"58.1-1001","catch_line":"Tax levied; rate","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1001\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166007,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86235,"identifier":"18.2-246.9","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.9","url":"\/18.2-246.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-246.9\/","token":"18.2\/6\/10\/18.2-246.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosure requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-246.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The notice required under subdivision A 3 of \u00a7 18.2-246.8<\/a> shall include:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A prominent and clearly legible statement that cigarette<\/span> sales to consumers<\/span> below the legal minimum purchase age are illegal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A prominent and clearly legible statement that consists of one of the warnings set forth in section 4(a)(1) of the Federal Cigarette<\/span> Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. § 1333 (a)(1)) rotated on a quarterly basis; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A prominent and clearly legible statement that sales of cigarettes<\/span> are restricted to those consumers<\/span> who provide verifiable proof of age in accordance with § 18.2-246.8<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A prominent and clearly legible statement that cigarette<\/span> sales are subject to tax under § 58.1-1001<\/a>, and an explanation of how such tax has been, or is to be, paid with respect to such delivery sale<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 18.2-246.9)\n\nThe notice required under subdivision A 3 of \u00a7 18.2-246.8 shall include:\n\n1. A prominent and clearly legible statement that cigarette sales to consumers\nbelow the legal minimum purchase age are illegal;\n\n2. A prominent and clearly legible statement that consists of one of the\nwarnings set forth in section 4(a)(1) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and\nAdvertising Act (15 U.S.C. § 1333 (a)(1)) rotated on a quarterly basis;\n\n3. A prominent and clearly legible statement that sales of cigarettes are\nrestricted to those consumers who provide verifiable proof of age in accordance\nwith § 18.2-246.8; and\n\n4. A prominent and clearly legible statement that cigarette sales are subject to\ntax under § 58.1-1001, and an explanation of how such tax has been, or is\nto be, paid with respect to such delivery sale.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 1010.","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}}