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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 1984, chapter 583; in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68285,"section_number":"54.1-4103","catch_line":"Prohibited purchases","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4103\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244565,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56271,"identifier":"54.1-4109","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4109","url":"\/54.1-4109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4109\/","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of a county, city or town, or his designee, may waive<\/span> by written notice implementation of any one or more of the provisions of this chapter, except § 54.1-4103<\/a>, for particular numismatic, gem, or antique exhibitions or craft shows sponsored by nonprofit organizations, provided that the purpose of the exhibitions is nonprofit in nature, notwithstanding the fact<\/span> that there may be casual purchases and trades made at such exhibitions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Neither the provisions of this chapter nor any local ordinances<\/span> dealing with the subject matter of this chapter shall apply to the sale or purchase of coins<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Neither the provisions of this chapter nor any local ordinance<\/span> dealing with the subject matter of this chapter shall apply to any bank, branch thereof, trust company or bank holding company, or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof, engaged in buying and selling gold and silver bullion. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM CHAPTER (\u00a7 54.1-4109)\n\nA. The chief law-enforcement officer of a county, city or town, or his designee,\nmay waive by written notice implementation of any one or more of the provisions\nof this chapter, except § 54.1-4103, for particular numismatic, gem, or\nantique exhibitions or craft shows sponsored by nonprofit organizations,\nprovided that the purpose of the exhibitions is nonprofit in nature,\nnotwithstanding the fact that there may be casual purchases and trades made at\nsuch exhibitions.\n\nB. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor any local ordinances dealing with\nthe subject matter of this chapter shall apply to the sale or purchase of coins.\n\nC. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor any local ordinance dealing with\nthe subject matter of this chapter shall apply to any bank, branch thereof,\ntrust company or bank holding company, or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof,\nengaged in buying and selling gold and silver bullion.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 581, \u00a7\u00a7 54-859.24, 54-859.27; 1984, c. 583, \u00a7 54-859.28;\n1988, c. 765.","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}}