Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-320 — Sale, etc., of plastic bags; warning required
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-320
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) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver, or offer for delivery, or give away any plastic bag or partial plastic bag intended to enclose freshly cleaned clothing, the length of which totals twenty-five inches or more and the material of which is less than one mil (1/1000 inch) in thickness; unless such plastic bag bears the following warning statement, or a warning statement which the Commissioner of Health has approved as the equivalent thereof:
"WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this plastic bag away from babies and children. Do not use this bag in cribs, beds, carriages or playpens."
(b) Such warning statement shall be imprinted in a prominent place on the plastic bag or shall appear on a label securely attached to the bag in a prominent place, and shall be printed in legible type of at least thirty-six point type.
(c) Violators of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is sale, etc., of plastic bags a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Sale, etc., of plastic bags is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-320.
Which Virginia statute covers sale, etc., of plastic bags?
Sale, etc., of plastic bags is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-320 (Sale, etc., of plastic bags; warning required).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.