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provided that the requirements of this section for tagging said articles and retaining them in possession shall not be applicable if the receipt or bill of sale required by § 59.1-126 shall contain an authorization naming the agent who delivers the articles and signed by an officer, or by the proprietor, of the manufacturer, or coal mining, industrial, manufacturing, public utility company, governmental agency, licensed junk dealer, licensed scrap metal dealer, licensed electrical contractor or licensed merchant, giving such authorization.B\n\nNotwithstanding anything in subsection A to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to scrap metal processors as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288345,"text":"Any person, firm or corporation which shall barter, purchase, exchange, buy or accept any of the articles mentioned in § 59.1-128, shall comply with the provisions of § 59.1-126 and shall, in addition, tag each lot of said articles with the name of the seller and the date of receipt and shall retain each such lot in his possession so tagged for 30 days in such manner that its separate identity shall be preserved; provided that the requirements of this section for tagging said articles and retaining them in possession shall not be applicable if the receipt or bill of sale required by § 59.1-126 shall contain an authorization naming the agent who delivers the articles and signed by an officer, or by the proprietor, of the manufacturer, or coal mining, industrial, manufacturing, public utility company, governmental agency, licensed junk dealer, licensed scrap metal dealer, licensed electrical contractor or licensed merchant, giving such authorization.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288346,"text":"Notwithstanding anything in subsection A to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to scrap metal processors as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Equipment of Railroads and Other Companies","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13702,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:36","permalink":{"id":263167,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13703,"identifier":"2","token":"59.1\/9\/2","url":"\/59.1\/9\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13702,"edition_id":1,"name":"Secondhand Articles","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:36","permalink":{"id":263123,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13702,"identifier":"9","token":"59.1\/9","url":"\/59.1\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87203,"structure_id":13703,"section_number":"59.1-125","catch_line":"When unlawful to buy","url":"\/59.1-125\/","token":"59.1\/9\/2\/59.1-125","metadata":false},{"id":56715,"structure_id":13703,"section_number":"59.1-126","catch_line":"Receipt or bill of sale to be taken by buyer; 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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 1958, chapter 614; in 1968, chapter 439; in 2007, chapter 917<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86037,"section_number":"59.1-130","catch_line":"Punishment for violation of \u00a7 59.1-128 or \u00a7 59.1-129","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-130\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56715,"section_number":"59.1-126","catch_line":"Receipt or bill of sale to be taken by buyer; sales procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-126\/"},{"id":54685,"section_number":"59.1-128","catch_line":"When unlawful to buy, exchange, etc., secondhand copper or aluminum wire","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-128\/"},{"id":77463,"section_number":"59.1-136.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-136.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":263185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80492,"identifier":"59.1-129","token":"59.1\/9\/2\/59.1-129","url":"\/59.1-129\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-129\/","token":"59.1\/9\/2\/59.1-129","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements when articles mentioned in \u00a7 59.1-128 are bought, exchanged, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-129","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person, firm or corporation which shall barter, purchase, exchange, buy or accept any of the articles mentioned in § 59.1-128<\/a>, shall comply with the provisions of § 59.1-126<\/a> and shall, in addition, tag each lot of said articles with the name of the seller and the date of receipt and shall retain each such lot in his possession<\/span> so tagged for 30 days in such manner that its separate identity shall be preserved; provided that the requirements of this section for tagging said articles and retaining them in possession<\/span> shall not be applicable if the receipt or bill of sale required by § 59.1-126<\/a> shall contain an authorization naming the agent who delivers the articles and signed by an officer, or by the proprietor, of the manufacturer, or coal mining, industrial, manufacturing, public utility company, governmental agency, licensed junk dealer, licensed scrap metal dealer, licensed electrical contractor or licensed merchant, giving such authorization. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding anything in subsection A to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to scrap metal processors as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS WHEN ARTICLES MENTIONED IN \u00a7 59.1-128 ARE BOUGHT, EXCHANGED, ETC\n(\u00a7 59.1-129)\n\nA. Any person, firm or corporation which shall barter, purchase, exchange, buy\nor accept any of the articles mentioned in § 59.1-128, shall comply with\nthe provisions of § 59.1-126 and shall, in addition, tag each lot of said\narticles with the name of the seller and the date of receipt and shall retain\neach such lot in his possession so tagged for 30 days in such manner that its\nseparate identity shall be preserved; provided that the requirements of this\nsection for tagging said articles and retaining them in possession shall not be\napplicable if the receipt or bill of sale required by § 59.1-126 shall\ncontain an authorization naming the agent who delivers the articles and signed\nby an officer, or by the proprietor, of the manufacturer, or coal mining,\nindustrial, manufacturing, public utility company, governmental agency, licensed\njunk dealer, licensed scrap metal dealer, licensed electrical contractor or\nlicensed merchant, giving such authorization.\n\nB. Notwithstanding anything in subsection A to the contrary, the provisions of\nthis article shall not apply to scrap metal processors as provided in Article 4\n(§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-155.2; 1958, c. 614; 1968, c. 439; 2007, c. 917.","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}}