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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1998, chapter 848<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 238<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61068,"section_number":"54.1-4108","catch_line":"Permit required; method of obtaining permit; no convictions of certain crimes; approval of weighing devices; renewal; permanent location required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4108\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59490,"identifier":"54.1-4000","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4000","url":"\/54.1-4000\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4000\/","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definition of pawnbroker","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4000","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

“Pawnbroker” means any natural person who lends or advances money or other things for profit on the pledge and possession<\/span> of tangible personal property, or other valuable things, other than securities or written or printed evidences<\/span> of indebtedness or title, or who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable things on condition of selling the same back to the seller at a stipulated price.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITION OF PAWNBROKER (\u00a7 54.1-4000)\n\n“Pawnbroker” means any natural person who lends or advances money or\nother things for profit on the pledge and possession of tangible personal\nproperty, or other valuable things, other than securities or written or printed\nevidences of indebtedness or title, or who deals in the purchasing of personal\nproperty or other valuable things on condition of selling the same back to the\nseller at a stipulated price.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-840; 1988, c. 765; 1998, c. 848; 2019, c. 238.","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}}