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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 520 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":345722,"section_number":"10.1-1425.3","catch_line":"Inspection of battery retailers; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1425.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1373193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345711,"identifier":"10.1-1425.2","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.1\/10.1-1425.2","url":"\/10.1-1425.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.2\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.1\/10.1-1425.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of lead acid batteries for recycling","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person<\/span> selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the Commonwealth shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries of the type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Post written notice which shall be at least 8 1\/2 inches by 11 inches in size and which shall include the universal recycling symbol and the following language: (i) “It is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery<\/span> or other lead acid battery<\/span>,” (ii) “Recycle your used batteries,” and (iii) “State law<\/span> requires us to accept used motor vehicle batteries or other lead acid batteries for recycling, in exchange for new batteries purchased.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING (\u00a7 10.1-1425.2)\n\nAny person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries\nfor retail sale in the Commonwealth shall:\n\n1. Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries of\nthe type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries\npurchased, if offered by customers; and\n\n2. Post written notice which shall be at least 8 1\/2 inches by 11 inches in size\nand which shall include the universal recycling symbol and the following\nlanguage: (i) “It is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other\nlead acid battery,” (ii) “Recycle your used batteries,” and\n(iii) “State law requires us to accept used motor vehicle batteries or\nother lead acid batteries for recycling, in exchange for new batteries\npurchased.”\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 520.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}