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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 439; in 2010, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 836<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 414<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87381,"section_number":"59.1-119","catch_line":"Who deemed a dealer","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-119\/"},{"id":86706,"section_number":"59.1-119.1","catch_line":"Dealer required to show permit and identification","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-119.1\/"},{"id":69263,"section_number":"59.1-121","catch_line":"Reports to be made to chief of police or sheriff","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-121\/"},{"id":85502,"section_number":"59.1-122","catch_line":"Books and places of business open to inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-122\/"},{"id":76727,"section_number":"59.1-123","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-123\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58819,"identifier":"59.1-117","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-117","url":"\/59.1-117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-117\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-117","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person<\/span> shall offer for sale or acquire any secondhand heating or plumbing fixtures or supplies, electric fixtures or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, bathtubs, gutters, downspouts, or other secondhand fixtures of whatever kind or description pertaining to a building or structure, without first obtaining a permit for the sale or acquisition of the same from the chief of police of the city or town or the sheriff of the county in which such property is offered for sale or acquisition.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT REQUIRED FOR TRADING IN SECONDHAND BUILDING FIXTURES (\u00a7 59.1-117)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall offer for sale or\nacquire any secondhand heating or plumbing fixtures or supplies, electric\nfixtures or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks,\nbathtubs, gutters, downspouts, or other secondhand fixtures of whatever kind or\ndescription pertaining to a building or structure, without first obtaining a\npermit for the sale or acquisition of the same from the chief of police of the\ncity or town or the sheriff of the county in which such property is offered for\nsale or acquisition.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-145; 1968, c. 439; 2010, c. 805; 2011, c. 836; 2013,\nc. 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}}