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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-241 — Acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail

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. § 18.2-241

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. § 18.2-241Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
As used in this section, "food" includes food, groceries and beverages, for human consumption. "Retailer" means a person who sells food for consumption and not for resale. It shall be unlawful for any retailer to accept, in payment for any food sold by him to a customer, a promissory note or notes for an amount in excess of twice the sales price of food delivered by him to the customer. As used in this section the word "delivered" means that actual physical delivery into the exclusive custody and control of the customer is made within seven days of the receipt of the note by the seller. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Is acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-241.

Which Virginia statute covers acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail?

Acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-241 (Acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail).

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