Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-223 — "Going out of business" sales; permit required
Virginia § 18.2-223
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. § 18.2-223 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, or conduct, a sale for the purpose of discontinuing a retail business, or to modify the word "sale" in any advertisement with the words "going out of business" or any other words which tend to insinuate that the retail business is to be discontinued and the merchandise liquidated, unless such person obtains a permit to conduct such sale from the city, town or county, or from each city, town or county, wherein such sale is to be conducted.
A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 59.1-53.1; 1972, c. 399; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Nearby Sections
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Organized retail theft; penalty§ 18.2-104
Repealed§ 18.2-104.1
Liability upon conviction under § 18.2-103§ 18.2-105
Repealed§ 18.2-105.1
Detention of suspected shoplifter§ 18.2-106
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Virginia § 18.2-223, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-223.