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The pawnbroker or employee shall permit the officer to (i) examine all records required by this chapter and any article listed in a record which is believed by the officer to be missing or stolen and (ii) search for and take into possession any article known to him to be missing, or known or believed by him to have been stolen. However, the officer shall not take possession of any article without providing to the pawnbroker a receipt.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259900,"text":"Every pawnbroker and every employee of the pawnbroker shall admit to the pawnbroker’s place of business during regular business hours, any duly authorized law-enforcement officer of the jurisdiction where the business is being conducted, or any law-enforcement official of the state or federal government. The pawnbroker or employee shall permit the officer to (i) examine all records required by this chapter and any article listed in a record which is believed by the officer to be missing or stolen and (ii) search for and take into possession any article known to him to be missing, or known or believed by him to have been stolen. 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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 1990, chapter 683; in 1998, chapter 848<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244507,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72137,"identifier":"54.1-4011","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4011","url":"\/54.1-4011\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4011\/","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4011","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officers may examine records or property; warrantless search and seizure authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4011","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every pawnbroker and every employee of the pawnbroker shall admit to the pawnbroker’s place of business during regular business hours, any duly authorized law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the jurisdiction<\/span> where the business is being conducted, or any law<\/span>-enforcement official of the state or federal government. The pawnbroker or employee shall permit the officer to (i) examine all records required by this chapter and any article listed in a record which is believed by the officer to be missing or stolen and (ii) search for and take into possession<\/span> any article known to him to be missing, or known or believed by him to have been stolen. However, the officer shall not take possession<\/span> of any article without providing to the pawnbroker a receipt.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICERS MAY EXAMINE RECORDS OR PROPERTY; WARRANTLESS SEARCH AND SEIZURE\nAUTHORIZED (\u00a7 54.1-4011)\n\nEvery pawnbroker and every employee of the pawnbroker shall admit to the\npawnbroker’s place of business during regular business hours, any duly\nauthorized law-enforcement officer of the jurisdiction where the business is\nbeing conducted, or any law-enforcement official of the state or federal\ngovernment. The pawnbroker or employee shall permit the officer to (i) examine\nall records required by this chapter and any article listed in a record which is\nbelieved by the officer to be missing or stolen and (ii) search for and take\ninto possession any article known to him to be missing, or known or believed by\nhim to have been stolen. However, the officer shall not take possession of any\narticle without providing to the pawnbroker a receipt.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-852, 54-854; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 683; 1998, c.\n848.","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}}