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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 581 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1986, chapter 316; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2019, chapter 457<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68928,"identifier":"54.1-4102","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4102","url":"\/54.1-4102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4102\/","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Credentials and statement of ownership required from seller","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No dealer<\/span> shall purchase precious metals<\/span> or gems<\/span> without first (i) ascertaining the identity of the seller by requiring an unexpired identification card issued by a governmental agency with the current legal address and a photograph of the seller thereon, and at least one other corroborating means of identification, and (ii) obtaining a statement of ownership from the seller. If the government-issued identification card does not bear the current legal address, the person shall present other documentation verifying his current legal address.\n\t\tThe governing body of the locality wherein the dealer<\/span> conducts his business may determine the contents of the statement of ownership.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREDENTIALS AND STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP REQUIRED FROM SELLER (\u00a7 54.1-4102)\n\nNo dealer shall purchase precious metals or gems without first (i) ascertaining\nthe identity of the seller by requiring an unexpired identification card issued\nby a governmental agency with the current legal address and a photograph of the\nseller thereon, and at least one other corroborating means of identification,\nand (ii) obtaining a statement of ownership from the seller. If the\ngovernment-issued identification card does not bear the current legal address,\nthe person shall present other documentation verifying his current legal\naddress.\n\t\tThe governing body of the locality wherein the dealer conducts his business\nmay determine the contents of the statement of ownership.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 581, \u00a7 54-859.17; 1986, c. 316; 1988, c. 765; 2019, c. 457.","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}}