Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-233 — Sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver."
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. § 18.2-233
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.
A person who makes or sells or offers to sell or dispose of or has in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with the words "sterling" or "sterling silver," or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover or wrapper, or other thing in or by which such article is packed, enclosed or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition, having thereon any engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark or trademark indicating or denoting by such marking, stamping, branding, engraving or printing that such article is silver, sterling silver or solid silver, unless nine hundred and twenty-five one-thousandths part of the component parts of the metal of which such article is manufactured is pure silver, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver." a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver." is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-233.
Which Virginia statute covers sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver."?
Sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver." is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-233 (Sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver.").
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