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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 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 2012, chapter 532<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57807,"section_number":"54.1-4105","catch_line":"Record of disposition","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4105\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78174,"identifier":"54.1-4104","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4104","url":"\/54.1-4104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4104\/","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealer to retain purchases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The dealer<\/span> shall retain all precious metals<\/span> or gems<\/span> purchased for a minimum of 15 calendar days from the date on which a copy of the bill of sale is received by the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the locality in which the purchase is made. Until the expiration of this period, the dealer<\/span> shall not sell, alter, or dispose of a purchased item in whole or in part, or remove it from the county, city, or town in which the purchase was made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a dealer<\/span> performs the service of removing precious metals<\/span> or gems<\/span>, he shall retain the metals or gems<\/span> removed and the article from which the removal was made for a period of 15 calendar days after receiving such article and precious metals<\/span> or gems<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALER TO RETAIN PURCHASES (\u00a7 54.1-4104)\n\nA. The dealer shall retain all precious metals or gems purchased for a minimum\nof 15 calendar days from the date on which a copy of the bill of sale is\nreceived by the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the\npurchase is made. Until the expiration of this period, the dealer shall not\nsell, alter, or dispose of a purchased item in whole or in part, or remove it\nfrom the county, city, or town in which the purchase was made.\n\nB. If a dealer performs the service of removing precious metals or gems, he\nshall retain the metals or gems removed and the article from which the removal\nwas made for a period of 15 calendar days after receiving such article and\nprecious metals or gems.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 581, \u00a7 54-859.19; 1988, c. 765; 2012, c. 532.","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}}