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For a receptacle placed or maintained by a person engaged in such business, a statement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by a for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business.&#8221;; or\n\t\t\tb. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the professional solicitor, a statement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by a professional solicitor. Items donated here support, in part, the professional solicitor, which is a for-profit entity.&#8221;\n\t\t\tEnforcement of a violation of this section shall be limited to subsections B through E of &#xA7; 57-59.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255992,"text":"No (i) business as defined in \u00a7 58.1-3700.1, other than a charitable or civic organization to which contributions are deductible under \u00a7 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) professional solicitor shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future resale unless such person or professional solicitor places on the receptacle a permanent sign or label in a prominent place that includes the following information printed in letters that are no less than three inches in height and no less than one-half inch in width and in a color that contrasts with the color of the receptacle, which sign or label shall be placed immediately below the opening in the receptacle used to deposit donations:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":255993,"text":"The name, business address, and telephone number of the person engaged in such business or the professional solicitor; and","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":255994,"text":"a. 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For a receptacle placed or maintained by a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> engaged in such business, a statement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by a for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business.&#8221;; or\n\t\t\tb. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the <span class=\"dictionary\">professional solicitor<\/span>, a statement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by a <span class=\"dictionary\">professional solicitor<\/span>. 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The name, business address, and telephone number of the person engaged in\nsuch business or the professional solicitor; and\n\n2. a. For a receptacle placed or maintained by a person engaged in such\nbusiness, a statement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by\na for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business.&#8221;;\nor\n\t\t\tb. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the professional solicitor, a\nstatement that reads: &#8220;This donation receptacle is operated by a\nprofessional solicitor. Items donated here support, in part, the professional\nsolicitor, which is a for-profit entity.&#8221;\n\t\t\tEnforcement of a violation of this section shall be limited to subsections B\nthrough E of &#xA7; 57-59.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 476.","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}}