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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56147,"section_number":"54.1-3467","catch_line":"Distribution of hypodermic needles or syringes, gelatin capsules, quinine or any of its salts","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3467\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243737,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68106,"identifier":"54.1-3469","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/7\/54.1-3469","url":"\/54.1-3469\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3469\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/7\/54.1-3469","dublin_core":{"Title":"Storage, usage, and disposition of controlled paraphernalia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3469","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each person<\/span>, association or corporation which has lawfully obtained possession<\/span> of any of the controlled paraphernalia mentioned in \u00a7 54.1-3467<\/a> shall exercise reasonable care in the storage, usage and disposition<\/span> of such devices<\/span> or substances to ensure that they are not diverted for reuse for any purposes other than those for which they were lawfully obtained. Any person<\/span> who permits or causes, directly or indirectly, such controlled paraphernalia to be used for any other purpose than that for which it was lawfully obtained shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTORAGE, USAGE, AND DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED PARAPHERNALIA (\u00a7 54.1-3469)\n\nEach person, association or corporation which has lawfully obtained possession\nof any of the controlled paraphernalia mentioned in \u00a7 54.1-3467 shall exercise\nreasonable care in the storage, usage and disposition of such devices or\nsubstances to ensure that they are not diverted for reuse for any purposes other\nthan those for which they were lawfully obtained. Any person who permits or\ncauses, directly or indirectly, such controlled paraphernalia to be used for any\nother purpose than that for which it was lawfully obtained shall be guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 210, 245; 1988, c. 765.","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}}