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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86215</law_id><section_number>54.1-4110</section_number><catch_line>Penalties; first and subsequent offenses</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Occupations Regulated by Local Governing Bodies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="41">Precious Metals Dealers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> for the first <span class="dictionary">offense</span>. Upon <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of any subsequent <span class="dictionary">offense</span> he shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-308821" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-4110/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon the first <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> for violation of any provision of this chapter, the chief <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer may revoke the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>&#x2019;s permit for one full year from the date the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> becomes final. Such <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> shall be mandatory for two full years from the date the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> becomes final upon a second <span class="dictionary">conviction</span>. <a id="paragraph-308822" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-4110/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 581, &#xA7; 54-859.25; 1988, c. 765; 2010, c. 100.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
