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Each such article shall have a label affixed stating the kind of filling materials used in such article but shall be exempt from any other requirement as to tags set forth in this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":215500,"text":"The provisions of this article shall not apply to:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":215501,"text":"Any items of bedding or upholstered furniture sold under the order of any court or pursuant to § 55.1-2902, any sale of a decedent’s estate, or any sale by any individual of his household effects.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":215502,"text":"Any items of bedding or upholstered furniture that are 75 years old or older.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":215503,"text":"Any interstate public carrier.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":215504,"text":"Any state institution, agency, or department unless such institution, agency, or department offers for sale to the public items of bedding or upholstered furniture manufactured, reupholstered, or renovated by it.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":215505,"text":"Any retailer who sells, gives away, or rents used upholstered furniture that has been purchased by the retailer as new furniture and has been used in the course of business when such used furniture has been (i) conspicuously identified as used furniture and (ii) reduced in price, sold at auction, donated to charity, or made available for a rental fee, and so tagged.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":215506,"text":"Any person who sells at retail, exclusively on a consignment basis, articles of bedding that are handmade by individuals and whose gross annual receipts from the sale of such articles are not in excess of $2,000 shall be deemed to be the manufacturer of such articles and shall not be required to obtain a license to make such articles. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1979, chapter 711; in 1989, chapter 130; in 2001, chapter 454<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 391<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 374<\/a> and 375<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78946,"section_number":"55.1-2902","catch_line":"Enforcement of lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58818,"identifier":"32.1-225","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-225","url":"\/32.1-225\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-225\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-225","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-225","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this article shall not apply to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any items of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> sold under the order<\/span> of any court<\/span> or pursuant to § 55.1-2902<\/a>, any sale of a decedent’s estate, or any sale by any individual of his household effects. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any items of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> that are 75 years old or older. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any interstate public carrier. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any state institution, agency, or department<\/span> unless such institution, agency, or department<\/span> offers for sale to the public items of bedding<\/span> or upholstered furniture<\/span> manufactured, reupholstered, or renovated by it. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any retailer who sells, gives away, or rents used upholstered furniture<\/span> that has been purchased by the retailer as new<\/span> furniture and has been used in the course of business when such used furniture has been (i) conspicuously identified as used furniture and (ii) reduced in price, sold at auction, donated to charity, or made available for a rental fee, and so tagged. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who sells at retail, exclusively on a consignment basis, articles of bedding<\/span> that are handmade by individuals and whose gross annual receipts from the sale of such articles are not in excess of $2,000 shall be deemed to be the manufacturer of such articles and shall not be required to obtain a license to make such articles. Each such article shall have a label affixed stating the kind of filling materials<\/span> used in such article but shall be exempt from any other requirement as to tags set forth in this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 32.1-225)\n\nA. The provisions of this article shall not apply to:\n\n 1. Any items of bedding or upholstered furniture sold under the order of any\n court or pursuant to § 55.1-2902, any sale of a decedent’s estate,\n or any sale by any individual of his household effects.\n\n 2. Any items of bedding or upholstered furniture that are 75 years old or\n older.\n\n 3. Any interstate public carrier.\n\n 4. Any state institution, agency, or department unless such institution,\n agency, or department offers for sale to the public items of bedding or\n upholstered furniture manufactured, reupholstered, or renovated by it.\n\n 5. Any retailer who sells, gives away, or rents used upholstered furniture\n that has been purchased by the retailer as new furniture and has been used in\n the course of business when such used furniture has been (i) conspicuously\n identified as used furniture and (ii) reduced in price, sold at auction,\n donated to charity, or made available for a rental fee, and so tagged.\n\nB. Any person who sells at retail, exclusively on a consignment basis, articles\nof bedding that are handmade by individuals and whose gross annual receipts from\nthe sale of such articles are not in excess of $2,000 shall be deemed to be the\nmanufacturer of such articles and shall not be required to obtain a license to\nmake such articles. Each such article shall have a label affixed stating the\nkind of filling materials used in such article but shall be exempt from any\nother requirement as to tags set forth in this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-127; 1979, c. 711; 1989, c. 130; 2001, c. 454; 2005,\nc. 391; 2023, cc. 374, 375.","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}}