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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 541<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1373319,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345724,"identifier":"10.1-1425.31","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.6\/10.1-1425.31","url":"\/10.1-1425.31\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.31\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.6\/10.1-1425.31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retailer responsibility","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person<\/span> who is a retailer of computer equipment<\/span> may not sell or offer to sell new computer equipment<\/span> in the Commonwealth unless the equipment is labeled with the manufacturer<\/span>’s label and the manufacturer<\/span> has a recovery plan that complies with the provisions of this article and is accessible on the manufacturer<\/span>’s website. A retailer who is not a manufacturer<\/span> is not required to collect computer equipment<\/span> for recycling or reuse under this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETAILER RESPONSIBILITY (\u00a7 10.1-1425.31)\n\nA person who is a retailer of computer equipment may not sell or offer to sell\nnew computer equipment in the Commonwealth unless the equipment is labeled with\nthe manufacturer’s label and the manufacturer has a recovery plan that\ncomplies with the provisions of this article and is accessible on the\nmanufacturer’s website. A retailer who is not a manufacturer is not\nrequired to collect computer equipment for recycling or reuse under this\narticle.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 541.","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"}}