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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60250,"identifier":"54.1-4013","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4013","url":"\/54.1-4013\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4013\/","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4013","dublin_core":{"Title":"Care of tangible personal property; evaluation fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4013","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Pawnbrokers shall store, care for and protect all of the tangible personal property in the pawnbroker’s possession<\/span> and protect the property from damage or misuse. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that pawnbrokers are insurers of pawned property in their possession<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A pawnbroker may charge a monthly storage fee for any items requiring storage, which fee shall not exceed five percent of the amount loaned on such item. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCARE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY; EVALUATION FEE (\u00a7 54.1-4013)\n\nA. Pawnbrokers shall store, care for and protect all of the tangible personal\nproperty in the pawnbroker’s possession and protect the property from\ndamage or misuse. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that\npawnbrokers are insurers of pawned property in their possession.\n\nB. A pawnbroker may charge a monthly storage fee for any items requiring\nstorage, which fee shall not exceed five percent of the amount loaned on such\nitem.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-856; 1988, c. 765; 1998, c. 848.","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}}