Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-218 — Failure to indicate goods, etc., are "seconds," "irregulars," "secondhand," etc
Virginia § 18.2-218
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 6CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD
Art. 8MISREPRESENTATIONS AND OTHER OFFENSES CONNECTED WITH SALES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-218 (2026).
Text
Any person, firm, corporation or association who in any manner knowingly advertises or offers for sale to the public any merchandise, goods, commodity or thing which is defective, blemished, secondhand or used, or which has been designated by the manufacturer thereof as "seconds," "irregulars," "imperfects," "not first class," or words of similar import without clearly and unequivocally indicating in the advertisement or offer of the merchandise, goods, commodity or thing or the articles, units or parts, thereof so advertised or offered for sale to the public is defective, blemished, secondhand or used or consists of "seconds," "irregulars," "imperfects" or "not first class," shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 59.1-46; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-218, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-218.