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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-215 — Removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances; possession of such appliances

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 8: Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected with Sales, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-215

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-215Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
No person, firm, association or corporation, either individually or in association with one or more other persons, firms, associations or corporations shall remove, change or alter the serial number or other identification number stamped upon, cut into or attached as a permanent part of any household or electrical or electronic appliance where such number was stamped upon, cut into or attached to such appliance by the manufacturer thereof. No person, firm, association or corporation shall knowingly have in his or its possession for the purpose of resale or keep in his possession for a period in excess of forty-eight hours without reporting such possession to the appropriate law-enforcement agency in his county, town or city a household or electrical or electronic appliance, with knowledge that the serial number or other identification number has been removed, changed or altered. Any person, firm, association or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-215.

Which Virginia statute covers removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances?

Removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-215 (Removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances; possession of such appliances).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.