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The chief of police or sheriff may refuse to issue a permit, and may revoke any permit issued, to any person convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within the three years prior to the request for the permit. The applicant shall file with the chief of police or sheriff, or his designee, an application form that shall include the applicant’s full name, address, age, sex, and fingerprints; the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant’s employer, if any; and the location of the applicant’s place of business. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in the same manner as such permit was initially obtained. A fee of not more than $50 may be charged annually for the issuance of the permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293533,"text":"The chief of police of a city or the sheriff of a county may issue, to persons regularly engaged in the business of collecting secondhand building materials for resale, a semiannual or annual permit covering all sales and acquisitions made by such persons. The chief of police or sheriff may refuse to issue a permit, and may revoke any permit issued, to any person convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within the three years prior to the request for the permit. The applicant shall file with the chief of police or sheriff, or his designee, an application form that shall include the applicant’s full name, address, age, sex, and fingerprints; the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant’s employer, if any; and the location of the applicant’s place of business. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2011, chapter 836<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80962,"section_number":"59.1-120","catch_line":"Recordkeeping requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-120\/"},{"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":76727,"section_number":"59.1-123","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-123\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81925,"identifier":"59.1-118","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-118","url":"\/59.1-118\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-118\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-118","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit issued by chief of police or sheriff; revocation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-118","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The chief of police of a city or the sheriff of a county may issue<\/span>, to persons<\/span> regularly engaged<\/span> in the business of collecting secondhand building materials<\/span> for resale, a semiannual or annual permit covering all sales and acquisitions made by such persons<\/span>. The chief of police or sheriff may refuse to issue<\/span> a permit, and may revoke any permit issued, to any person<\/span> convicted of a felony<\/span> or crime<\/span> of moral turpitude<\/span> within the three years prior to the request for the permit. The applicant shall file with the chief of police or sheriff, or his designee, an application form that shall include the applicant’s full name, address, age, sex, and fingerprints; the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant’s employer, if any; and the location of the applicant’s place of business. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in the same manner as such permit was initially obtained. A fee of not more than $50 may be charged annually for the issuance of the permit.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT ISSUED BY CHIEF OF POLICE OR SHERIFF; REVOCATION (\u00a7 59.1-118)\n\nThe chief of police of a city or the sheriff of a county may issue, to persons\nregularly engaged in the business of collecting secondhand building materials\nfor resale, a semiannual or annual permit covering all sales and acquisitions\nmade by such persons. The chief of police or sheriff may refuse to issue a\npermit, and may revoke any permit issued, to any person convicted of a felony or\ncrime of moral turpitude within the three years prior to the request for the\npermit. The applicant shall file with the chief of police or sheriff, or his\ndesignee, an application form that shall include the applicant’s full\nname, address, age, sex, and fingerprints; the name, address, and telephone\nnumber of the applicant’s employer, if any; and the location of the\napplicant’s place of business. A permit shall be valid for one year from\nthe date of issuance and may be renewed in the same manner as such permit was\ninitially obtained. A fee of not more than $50 may be charged annually for the\nissuance of the permit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-146; 1968, c. 439; 2011, c. 836.","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}}