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If the rental or other charges for the safekeeping of such package or box and the charges incident to the opening of the same remain unpaid for a period of two years from the date of such opening, the contents thereof may be sold upon compliance substantially with the procedure provided for the sale of the contents of any box in \u00a7 6.2-2310, and the proceeds of such sale shall be treated in the same manner provided for the treatment of the proceeds of sale of the contents of any box in \u00a7 6.2-2311.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291494,"text":"If a company has received for safekeeping from any person any package or box to be stored in its general vault, and the rental for such storage shall have remained unpaid for a period of three years, the company shall have the right to open such package or box and to have the contents thereof inventoried, upon compliance substantially with the procedure as to witnesses, notices, and certificates provided for the opening of any box in \u00a7\u00a7 6.2-2305 through 6.2-2308. 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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 1966, chapter 584; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70240,"section_number":"6.2-2305","catch_line":"Notice to lessee upon nonpayment of rent","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2305\/"},{"id":84566,"section_number":"6.2-2308","catch_line":"Certificate of notary public","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2308\/"},{"id":61305,"section_number":"6.2-2310","catch_line":"Sale of contents after two years","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2310\/"},{"id":72283,"section_number":"6.2-2311","catch_line":"Disposition of proceeds of sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267127,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81337,"identifier":"6.2-2312","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2312","url":"\/6.2-2312\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2312\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rental for storage unpaid for three years","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a company<\/span> has received for safekeeping from any person<\/span> any package or box<\/span> to be stored in its general vault, and the rental for such storage shall have remained unpaid for a period of three years, the company<\/span> shall have the right to open such package or box<\/span> and to have the contents thereof inventoried, upon compliance substantially with the procedure as to witnesses, notices, and certificates provided for the opening of any box<\/span> in \u00a7\u00a7 6.2-2305<\/a> through 6.2-2308<\/a>. If the rental or other charges for the safekeeping of such package or box<\/span> and the charges incident to the opening of the same remain unpaid for a period of two years from the date of such opening, the contents thereof may be sold upon compliance substantially with the procedure provided for the sale of the contents of any box<\/span> in \u00a7 6.2-2310<\/a>, and the proceeds of such sale shall be treated in the same manner provided for the treatment of the proceeds of sale of the contents of any box<\/span> in \u00a7 6.2-2311<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENTAL FOR STORAGE UNPAID FOR THREE YEARS (\u00a7 6.2-2312)\n\nIf a company has received for safekeeping from any person any package or box to\nbe stored in its general vault, and the rental for such storage shall have\nremained unpaid for a period of three years, the company shall have the right to\nopen such package or box and to have the contents thereof inventoried, upon\ncompliance substantially with the procedure as to witnesses, notices, and\ncertificates provided for the opening of any box in \u00a7\u00a7 6.2-2305 through\n6.2-2308. If the rental or other charges for the safekeeping of such package or\nbox and the charges incident to the opening of the same remain unpaid for a\nperiod of two years from the date of such opening, the contents thereof may be\nsold upon compliance substantially with the procedure provided for the sale of\nthe contents of any box in \u00a7 6.2-2310, and the proceeds of such sale shall be\ntreated in the same manner provided for the treatment of the proceeds of sale of\nthe contents of any box in \u00a7 6.2-2311.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 6-273; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7 6.1-342; 2010, c. 794.","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}}