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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81925,"section_number":"59.1-118","catch_line":"Permit issued by chief of police or sheriff; revocation","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-118\/"}],"permalink":{"id":263147,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80962,"identifier":"59.1-120","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-120","url":"\/59.1-120\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-120\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-120","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recordkeeping requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-120","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At the time of purchasing, collecting, receiving, or acquiring a secondhand building fixture, the dealer shall be required to provide: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The address from which the property was acquired and, if available, a driver’s license or other form of government identification to include the name and date of birth of the person<\/span> from whom the material<\/span> was collected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every dealer shall keep at his place of business a permanently bound book or ledger in which shall be legibly written with ink in English at the time of each transaction in the course of the dealer’s transaction involving a secondhand building fixture that is collected, received, acquired, or purchased by the dealer. Such account shall set forth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A complete and accurate description of the secondhand building fixture that is the subject of the transaction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> All information prescribed in subsection A regarding location and, if available, the name and date of birth of the person<\/span> with whom the dealer conducts the transaction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The license number of the automobile or other vehicle in which the secondhand building fixture was delivered or received; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The number of the permit issued pursuant to § 59.1-118<\/a> by the chief of police of the city or town, or the sheriff of the county, in which the transaction involving a secondhand building fixture occurred. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Records required by subsection B shall be maintained by the dealer at its normal place of business or at another readily accessible and secure location for a period of 24 months. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 59.1-120)\n\nA. At the time of purchasing, collecting, receiving, or acquiring a secondhand\nbuilding fixture, the dealer shall be required to provide:\n\n 1. The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition;\n and\n\n 2. The address from which the property was acquired and, if available, a\n driver’s license or other form of government identification to include\n the name and date of birth of the person from whom the material was collected.\n\nB. Every dealer shall keep at his place of business a permanently bound book or\nledger in which shall be legibly written with ink in English at the time of each\ntransaction in the course of the dealer’s transaction involving a\nsecondhand building fixture that is collected, received, acquired, or purchased\nby the dealer. Such account shall set forth:\n\n 1. A complete and accurate description of the secondhand building fixture that\n is the subject of the transaction;\n\n 2. All information prescribed in subsection A regarding location and, if\n available, the name and date of birth of the person with whom the dealer\n conducts the transaction;\n\n 3. The license number of the automobile or other vehicle in which the\n secondhand building fixture was delivered or received; and\n\n 4. The number of the permit issued pursuant to § 59.1-118 by the chief of\n police of the city or town, or the sheriff of the county, in which the\n transaction involving a secondhand building fixture occurred.\n\nC. Records required by subsection B shall be maintained by the dealer at its\nnormal place of business or at another readily accessible and secure location\nfor a period of 24 months.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-148; 1968, c. 439; 2010, c. 805; 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}}