Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-220 — Use of word "wholesale" or "wholesaler."
Virginia § 18.2-220
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. § 18.2-220 (2026).
Text
Any person, firm, corporation or association who in any manner in any advertisement or offer for sale to the public of any merchandise, goods, commodity or thing uses the words "wholesale" or "wholesaler" to represent or describe the nature of its business shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless such person, firm, corporation or association is actually engaged in selling at wholesale the merchandise, goods, commodity or thing advertised or offered for sale.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 59.1-48; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Repealed§ 18.2-104.1
Liability upon conviction under § 18.2-103§ 18.2-105
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Virginia § 18.2-220, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-220.