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In any event, the terms, conditions, and fees imposed by this chapter shall constitute minimum requirements in any local ordinance. Any fee in excess of the one specified in \u00a7 54.1-4108 shall be reasonably related to the cost of enforcement of such local ordinance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271646,"text":"Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city, or town in this Commonwealth from enacting an ordinance regulating dealers in precious metals and gems which parallels this chapter, or which imposes terms, conditions, and fees that are stricter, more comprehensive, or larger than those imposed by this chapter. In any event, the terms, conditions, and fees imposed by this chapter shall constitute minimum requirements in any local ordinance. 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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62518,"section_number":"54.1-4106","catch_line":"Bond or letter of credit required of dealers when permit obtained","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4106\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61068,"section_number":"54.1-4108","catch_line":"Permit required; method of obtaining permit; no convictions of certain crimes; approval of weighing devices; renewal; permanent location required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4108\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75631,"identifier":"54.1-4111","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4111","url":"\/54.1-4111\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4111\/","token":"54.1\/V\/41\/54.1-4111","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4111","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city, or town in this Commonwealth from enacting an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> regulating <span class=\"dictionary\">dealers<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">precious metals<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">gems<\/span> which parallels this chapter, or which imposes terms, conditions, and fees that are stricter, more comprehensive, or larger than those imposed by this chapter. In any event, the terms, conditions, and fees imposed by this chapter shall constitute minimum requirements in any local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>. Any fee in excess of the one specified in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permit required; method of obtaining permit; no convictions of certain crimes; approval of weighing devices; renewal; permanent location required\" href=\"\/54.1-4108\/\">54.1-4108<\/a> shall be reasonably related to the cost of enforcement of such local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL ORDINANCES (\u00a7 54.1-4111)\n\nNothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city, or town in this\nCommonwealth from enacting an ordinance regulating dealers in precious metals\nand gems which parallels this chapter, or which imposes terms, conditions, and\nfees that are stricter, more comprehensive, or larger than those imposed by this\nchapter. In any event, the terms, conditions, and fees imposed by this chapter\nshall constitute minimum requirements in any local ordinance. Any fee in excess\nof the one specified in \u00a7 54.1-4108 shall be reasonably related to the cost of\nenforcement of such local ordinance.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 581, \u00a7 54-859.26; 1988, 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}}