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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70988</law_id><section_number>57-55.4</section_number><catch_line>Collection receptacles; required disclosures</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="57">Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Solicitation of Contributions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No (i) business as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-3700.1/">58.1-3700.1</a>, other than a charitable or <span class="dictionary">civic organization</span> to which <span class="dictionary">contributions</span> are deductible under &#xA7;&#xA0;170 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span> shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future resale unless such <span class="dictionary">person</span> or <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span> places on the receptacle a permanent sign or label in a prominent place that includes the following information printed in letters that are no less than three inches in height and no less than one-half inch in width and in a color that contrasts with the color of the receptacle, which sign or label shall be placed immediately below the opening in the receptacle used to deposit donations:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The name, business address, and telephone number of the <span class="dictionary">person</span> engaged in such business or the <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span>; and <a id="paragraph-255993" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-55.4/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> a. For a receptacle placed or maintained by a <span class="dictionary">person</span> engaged in such business, a statement that reads: &#x201C;This donation receptacle is operated by a for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business.&#x201D;; or
			b. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span>, a statement that reads: &#x201C;This donation receptacle is operated by a <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span>. Items donated here support, in part, the <span class="dictionary">professional solicitor</span>, which is a for-profit entity.&#x201D;
			Enforcement of a violation of this section shall be limited to subsections B through E of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Enforcement of chapter; seizure of property connected with terrorism; penalties" href="/57-59/">57-59</a>. <a id="paragraph-255994" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-55.4/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2015, c. 476.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
