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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 836<\/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. 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 2013, chapter 414<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77463,"section_number":"59.1-136.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-136.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":263127,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63775,"identifier":"59.1-116.1","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-116.1","url":"\/59.1-116.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-116.1\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-116.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-116.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authorized scrap metal purchaser<\/span><\/span>” has the same meaning as provided for the term “scrap metal purchaser<\/span>” in \u00a7 59.1-136.1<\/a>.\n\t\t“Authorized scrap seller<\/span>” means any licensed plumber, electrical contractor, HVAC contractor, or building and construction contractor.\n\t\t“Building material<\/span>” means any secondhand heating or plumbing fixture or supplies, electric fixtures, or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, or any other secondhand fixtures of any kind or description used in the construction of a building.\n\t\t“Junk dealer<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who regularly engages in the business of purchasing, acquiring, or canvassing secondhand building material<\/span>, including all nonferrous scrap metal, proprietary articles, or both, for the purpose of resale and has conducted transactions involving, or has offered for sale, more than 600 pounds combined weight of secondhand building material<\/span> or enters into more than 26 combined transactions annually. “Junk dealer<\/span>” does not include a “scrap metal purchaser<\/span>” as defined in \u00a7 59.1-136.1<\/a>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, or other private commercial entity.\n\t\t“Regularly engaged<\/span>” with respect to purchasing or acquiring secondhand building material<\/span> means having conducted transactions involving, or having offered for sale, more than 600 pounds combined weight of secondhand building material<\/span> or enters into more than 26 combined transactions annually.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-116.1)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authorized scrap metal purchaser” has the same meaning as\nprovided for the term “scrap metal purchaser” in \u00a7 59.1-136.1.\n\t\t“Authorized scrap seller” means any licensed plumber, electrical\ncontractor, HVAC contractor, or building and construction contractor.\n\t\t“Building material” means any secondhand heating or plumbing\nfixture or supplies, electric fixtures, or any wiring, gas fixtures or\nappliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, or any other secondhand fixtures of any\nkind or description used in the construction of a building.\n\t\t“Junk dealer” means a person who regularly engages in the business\nof purchasing, acquiring, or canvassing secondhand building material, including\nall nonferrous scrap metal, proprietary articles, or both, for the purpose of\nresale and has conducted transactions involving, or has offered for sale, more\nthan 600 pounds combined weight of secondhand building material or enters into\nmore than 26 combined transactions annually. “Junk dealer” does not\ninclude a “scrap metal purchaser” as defined in \u00a7 59.1-136.1.\n\t\t“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership,\nassociation, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, or\nother private commercial entity.\n\t\t“Regularly engaged” with respect to purchasing or acquiring\nsecondhand building material means having conducted transactions involving, or\nhaving offered for sale, more than 600 pounds combined weight of secondhand\nbuilding material or enters into more than 26 combined transactions annually.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 836; 2013, c. 414.","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}}