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A legible and accurate description of every secondhand building fixture purchased, acquired, or received by him during the next preceding business day;\n\t\t\tb. The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition;\n\t\t\tc. If the person is a dealer, the number of his permit issued pursuant to § 59.1-118;\n\t\t\td. The license number of any automobile or other vehicle in which the secondhand building fixture was collected or received;\n\t\t\te. If available, the name and date of birth of the person with whom the dealer conducted the transaction; and\n\t\t\tf. If the person is a dealer, a reference to the volume and number of the page where the original entry required by subsection B of § 59.1-120 is made; or2\n\nIf the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture occurred in a county, the same information required by subdivision 1 shall be furnished to the sheriff of the county in which such goods were bought, collected, or received not later than midday of the Saturday following the purchase or receipt of such goods, but the sheriff shall not be required to prepare or furnish blank forms for such reports for use in the county, and the dealer may submit any report which fairly conforms to the requirements of subdivision 1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250607,"text":"Every junk dealer selling or acquiring secondhand building materials of the kind mentioned in \u00a7 59.1-117, including persons regularly engaged in the business of collecting or acquiring secondhand building materials for the purpose of resale to a scrap metal purchaser, shall deliver:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":250608,"text":"If the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture occurred in a city or town, to the chief of police of the city or town in which such goods were bought, collected, or received, every day except Sunday before noon, on blank forms to be prescribed and furnished by the chief of police of such city or town:\n\t\t\ta. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 598; in 2010, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 836<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 414<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58819,"section_number":"59.1-117","catch_line":"Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-117\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":80962,"section_number":"59.1-120","catch_line":"Recordkeeping requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-120\/"}],"permalink":{"id":263151,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69263,"identifier":"59.1-121","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-121","url":"\/59.1-121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-121\/","token":"59.1\/9\/1\/59.1-121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports to be made to chief of police or sheriff","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every junk dealer<\/span> selling or acquiring secondhand building materials<\/span> of the kind mentioned in \u00a7 59.1-117<\/a>, including persons<\/span> regularly engaged<\/span> in the business of collecting or acquiring secondhand building materials<\/span> for the purpose of resale to a scrap metal purchaser<\/span>, shall deliver:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture occurred in a city or town, to the chief of police of the city or town in which such goods were bought, collected, or received, every day except Sunday before noon, on blank forms to be prescribed and furnished by the chief of police of such city or town:\n\t\t\ta. A legible and accurate description of every secondhand building fixture purchased, acquired, or received by him during the next preceding business day;\n\t\t\tb. The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition;\n\t\t\tc. If the person<\/span> is a dealer, the number of his permit issued pursuant to § 59.1-118<\/a>;\n\t\t\td. The license number of any automobile or other vehicle in which the secondhand building fixture was collected or received;\n\t\t\te. If available, the name and date of birth of the person<\/span> with whom the dealer conducted the transaction; and\n\t\t\tf. If the person<\/span> is a dealer, a reference to the volume and number of the page where the original entry required by subsection B of § 59.1-120<\/a> is made; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture occurred in a county, the same information required by subdivision 1 shall be furnished to the sheriff of the county in which such goods were bought, collected, or received not later than midday of the Saturday following the purchase or receipt of such goods, but the sheriff shall not be required to prepare or furnish blank forms for such reports for use in the county, and the dealer may submit any report which fairly conforms to the requirements of subdivision 1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS TO BE MADE TO CHIEF OF POLICE OR SHERIFF (\u00a7 59.1-121)\n\nEvery junk dealer selling or acquiring secondhand building materials of the kind\nmentioned in \u00a7 59.1-117, including persons regularly engaged in the business of\ncollecting or acquiring secondhand building materials for the purpose of resale\nto a scrap metal purchaser, shall deliver:\n\n1. If the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture\noccurred in a city or town, to the chief of police of the city or town in which\nsuch goods were bought, collected, or received, every day except Sunday before\nnoon, on blank forms to be prescribed and furnished by the chief of police of\nsuch city or town:\n\t\t\ta. A legible and accurate description of every secondhand building fixture\npurchased, acquired, or received by him during the next preceding business day;\n\t\t\tb. The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition;\n\t\t\tc. If the person is a dealer, the number of his permit issued pursuant to\n§ 59.1-118;\n\t\t\td. The license number of any automobile or other vehicle in which the\nsecondhand building fixture was collected or received;\n\t\t\te. If available, the name and date of birth of the person with whom the\ndealer conducted the transaction; and\n\t\t\tf. If the person is a dealer, a reference to the volume and number of the\npage where the original entry required by subsection B of § 59.1-120 is\nmade; or\n\n2. If the purchase, acquisition, or receipt of the secondhand building fixture\noccurred in a county, the same information required by subdivision 1 shall be\nfurnished to the sheriff of the county in which such goods were bought,\ncollected, or received not later than midday of the Saturday following the\npurchase or receipt of such goods, but the sheriff shall not be required to\nprepare or furnish blank forms for such reports for use in the county, and the\ndealer may submit any report which fairly conforms to the requirements of\nsubdivision 1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-149; 1968, c. 439; 1972, c. 598; 2010, c. 805; 2011,\nc. 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}}