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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 538 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1983, chapters 261 and 522; in 1986, chapter 61; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1991, chapter 299; in 1995, chapter 227<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 664<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 21<\/a> and 684<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73415,"section_number":"54.1-603","catch_line":"License required; requirements for licensure; nonresident applicants","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-603\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84929,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"},{"id":56129,"section_number":"46.2-644.03","catch_line":"Enforcement of liens acquired under \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-644.01 and 46.2-644.02","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-644.03\/"},{"id":55050,"section_number":"54.1-600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-600\/"},{"id":54991,"section_number":"55.1-2900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240837,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80376,"identifier":"54.1-601","token":"54.1\/II\/6\/54.1-601","url":"\/54.1-601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-601\/","token":"54.1\/II\/6\/54.1-601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of this chapter and the terms “Virginia licensed auctioneer<\/span>,” “auctioneer” or “auction firm<\/span>,” as defined in \u00a7 54.1-600<\/a>, shall not apply to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who auctions<\/span> his own property, whether owned or leased, provided his regular business is not as an auctioneer; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who is acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy<\/span>, guardian, conservator, administrator, or executor, or any person<\/span> acting under order<\/span> of a court<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A trustee acting under a trust agreement, deed of trust, or will; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> An attorney-at-law<\/span> licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia acting pursuant to a power of attorney<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Sales at auction conducted by or under the direction of any public authority, or pursuant to any judicial order<\/span> or decree<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Sale of livestock at a public livestock market authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Leaf tobacco sales conducted in accordance with the provisions of former § 3.1-336; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Sale at auction of automobiles conducted under the provisions of § 46.2-644.03<\/a> or by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 46.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Sale at auction of a particular brand of livestock conducted by an auctioneer of a livestock trade association; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Sales conducted by and on behalf of any charitable, religious, civic club, fraternal, or political organization if the person<\/span> conducting the sale receives no compensation, either directly or indirectly, therefor and has no ownership interest in the merchandise being sold or financial interest in the entity providing such merchandise; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Sales, not exceeding one sale per year, conducted by or on behalf of (i) a civic club or (ii) a charitable organization granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Sales of collateral<\/span>, sales conducted to enforce carriers’ or warehousemen’s liens<\/span>, bulk sales, sales of goods<\/span> by a presenting bank following dishonor of a documentary draft, resales of rightfully rejected goods<\/span>, resales of goods<\/span> by an aggrieved seller, or other resales conducted pursuant to Titles 8.1A through 8.10 and the Virginia Self-Service Storage Act (§ 55.1-2900<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 54.1-601)\n\nThe provisions of this chapter and the terms “Virginia licensed\nauctioneer,” “auctioneer” or “auction firm,” as\ndefined in \u00a7 54.1-600, shall not apply to:\n\n1. Any person who auctions his own property, whether owned or leased, provided\nhis regular business is not as an auctioneer;\n\n2. Any person who is acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, guardian,\nconservator, administrator, or executor, or any person acting under order of a\ncourt;\n\n3. A trustee acting under a trust agreement, deed of trust, or will;\n\n4. An attorney-at-law licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia\nacting pursuant to a power of attorney;\n\n5. Sales at auction conducted by or under the direction of any public authority,\nor pursuant to any judicial order or decree;\n\n6. Sale of livestock at a public livestock market authorized by the Commissioner\nof Agriculture and Consumer Services;\n\n7. Leaf tobacco sales conducted in accordance with the provisions of former\n§ 3.1-336;\n\n8. Sale at auction of automobiles conducted under the provisions of §\n46.2-644.03 or by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of\nChapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 46.2;\n\n9. Sale at auction of a particular brand of livestock conducted by an auctioneer\nof a livestock trade association;\n\n10. Sales conducted by and on behalf of any charitable, religious, civic club,\nfraternal, or political organization if the person conducting the sale receives\nno compensation, either directly or indirectly, therefor and has no ownership\ninterest in the merchandise being sold or financial interest in the entity\nproviding such merchandise;\n\n11. Sales, not exceeding one sale per year, conducted by or on behalf of (i) a\ncivic club or (ii) a charitable organization granted tax-exempt status under\n§ 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or\n\n12. Sales of collateral, sales conducted to enforce carriers’ or\nwarehousemen’s liens, bulk sales, sales of goods by a presenting bank\nfollowing dishonor of a documentary draft, resales of rightfully rejected goods,\nresales of goods by an aggrieved seller, or other resales conducted pursuant to\nTitles 8.1A through 8.10 and the Virginia Self-Service Storage Act (§\n55.1-2900 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 538, \u00a7 54-824.3; 1983, cc. 261, 522; 1986, c. 61; 1988, c.\n765; 1991, c. 299; 1995, c. 227; 1997, c. 801; 2009, c. 664; 2014, cc. 21, 684.","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}}