A. At the time of purchasing, collecting, receiving, or acquiring a secondhand building fixture, the dealer shall be required to provide:
1. The date and time of the secondhand building fixture’s acquisition; and
2. The address from which the property was acquired and, if available, a driver’s license or other form of government identification to include the name and date of birth of the person from whom the material was collected.
B. Every dealer shall keep at his place of business a permanently bound book or ledger in which shall be legibly written with ink in English at the time of each transaction in the course of the dealer’s transaction involving a secondhand building fixture that is collected, received, acquired, or purchased by the dealer. Such account shall set forth:
1. A complete and accurate description of the secondhand building fixture that is the subject of the transaction;
2. All information prescribed in subsection A regarding location and, if available, the name and date of birth of the person with whom the dealer conducts the transaction;
3. The license number of the automobile or other vehicle in which the secondhand building fixture was delivered or received; and
4. The number of the permit issued pursuant to § 59.1-118 by the chief of police of the city or town, or the sheriff of the county, in which the transaction involving a secondhand building fixture occurred.
C. Records required by subsection B shall be maintained by the dealer at its normal place of business or at another readily accessible and secure location for a period of 24 months.
History
Code 1950, § 59-148; 1968, c. 439; 2010, c. 805; 2011, c. 836.
