                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECEIPT OR BILL OF SALE TO BE TAKEN BY BUYER; SALES PROCEDURES (§ 59.1-126)

Any person buying, at public or private sale, any such secondhand articles as
are mentioned in § 59.1-125, except those excepted in said section, shall:

1. Take from the seller a properly dated written receipt or bill of sale signed
by such seller which shall therein state specifically the seller&#8217;s
address, business, social security number, vehicle license number, and place of
residence. If a seller of such articles be not personally known to the buyer or
if the seller be unable to write his name, such seller shall produce an adult
witness personally known to the buyer to identify the seller and also to sign
such receipt or bill of sale as witness, the latter also stating therein his
full name, occupation and place of residence. Such receipt or bill of sale shall
specifically set forth, by accurate description giving the character, kind,
quality, weight, length or size, and other detailed description sufficient to
accurately identify the same, each of such articles so purchased and shall be
retained by the buyer at his place of business for a period of six months after
such purchase; and

2. Make any payment for such articles purchased of $1,000 or more in the form of
a check.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 59-154; 1958, c. 614; 1968, c. 439; 2011, c. 80.