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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0701\">701<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58631,"section_number":"54.1-4302","catch_line":"Officer may examine records or property","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4302\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56267,"identifier":"54.1-4301","token":"54.1\/V\/43\/54.1-4301","url":"\/54.1-4301\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4301\/","token":"54.1\/V\/43\/54.1-4301","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records to be kept","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every <span class=\"dictionary\">itinerant merchant<\/span> shall keep an accurate and legible record of his acquisition of the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>. The records of such acquisition shall be retained by the <span class=\"dictionary\">itinerant merchant<\/span> for at least twelve months from the display, sale or offer for sale of <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span> and shall set forth the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A complete description of the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>, including but not limited to product name and quantity of the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-206070\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4301\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The time, date, and place of the acquisition of the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-206071\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4301\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The amount of money paid for the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-206072\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4301\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Evidence<\/span> of the legitimate purchase of the <span class=\"dictionary\">new merchandise<\/span>, including but not limited to a receipt or bill of lading. <a id=\"paragraph-206073\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4301\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS TO BE KEPT (\u00a7 54.1-4301)\n\nEvery itinerant merchant shall keep an accurate and legible record of his\nacquisition of the new merchandise. The records of such acquisition shall be\nretained by the itinerant merchant for at least twelve months from the display,\nsale or offer for sale of new merchandise and shall set forth the following:\n\n1. A complete description of the new merchandise, including but not limited to\nproduct name and quantity of the new merchandise;\n\n2. The time, date, and place of the acquisition of the new merchandise;\n\n3. The amount of money paid for the new merchandise; and\n\n4. Evidence of the legitimate purchase of the new merchandise, including but not\nlimited to a receipt or bill of lading.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 701.","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}}