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Such tangible personal property is hereby segregated for and made subject to local taxation only pursuant to Article X, \u00a7 4 of the Constitution of Virginia.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1386409,"text":"Tangible personal property shall consist of all personal property not otherwise classified by (i) \u00a7 58.1-1100 as intangible personal property, (ii) \u00a7 58.1-3510 as merchants’ capital, or (iii) \u00a7 58.1-3510.4 as short-term rental property. “Tangible personal property” does not include fixtures, as defined in \u00a7 58.1-3295.3, if such fixtures are taxed in accordance with \u00a7 58.1-3295.3. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 418; in 1970, chapter 325; in 1974, chapter 445; in 1975, chapters 47 and 541; in 1978, chapters 178, 656, and 843; in 1979, chapter 576; in 1980, chapter 412; in 1982, chapter 633; in 1984, chapters 675 and 689; in 2010, chapters 255<\/a> and 295<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 671<\/a> and 672<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":371453,"section_number":"58.1-3008","catch_line":"Different rates of levy on different classes of property","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3008\/"},{"id":371465,"section_number":"58.1-3019","catch_line":"Local tax credits for approved local volunteer activities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3019\/"},{"id":371887,"section_number":"58.1-3523","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3523\/"},{"id":372899,"section_number":"59.1-284.41","catch_line":"Precision Plastic Manufacturing Grant Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-284.41\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":370930,"section_number":"58.1-1100","catch_line":"Intangible personal property; segregated for state taxation","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1100\/"},{"id":371714,"section_number":"58.1-3295.3","catch_line":"Assessment of real property; data centers","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3295.3\/"},{"id":371870,"section_number":"58.1-3510","catch_line":"Definition of merchants' capital","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3510\/"},{"id":371866,"section_number":"58.1-3510.4","catch_line":"Short-term rental property; short-term rental businesses","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3510.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1484739,"object_type":"law","relational_id":371838,"identifier":"58.1-3500","token":"58.1\/III\/35\/1\/58.1-3500","url":"\/58.1-3500\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3500\/","token":"58.1\/III\/35\/1\/58.1-3500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Defined and segregated for local taxation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Tangible personal property shall consist of all personal property not otherwise classified by (i) \u00a7 58.1-1100<\/a> as intangible personal property, (ii) \u00a7 58.1-3510<\/a> as merchants’ capital, or (iii) \u00a7 58.1-3510.4<\/a> as short-term rental property. “Tangible personal property” does not include fixtures, as defined in \u00a7 58.1-3295.3<\/a>, if such fixtures are taxed in accordance with \u00a7 58.1-3295.3<\/a>. Such tangible personal property is hereby segregated for and made subject to local taxation only pursuant to Article X, \u00a7 4 of the Constitution of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINED AND SEGREGATED FOR LOCAL TAXATION (\u00a7 58.1-3500)\n\nTangible personal property shall consist of all personal property not otherwise\nclassified by (i) \u00a7 58.1-1100 as intangible personal property, (ii) \u00a7\n58.1-3510 as merchants’ capital, or (iii) \u00a7 58.1-3510.4 as short-term\nrental property. “Tangible personal property” does not include\nfixtures, as defined in \u00a7 58.1-3295.3, if such fixtures are taxed in accordance\nwith \u00a7 58.1-3295.3. Such tangible personal property is hereby segregated for\nand made subject to local taxation only pursuant to Article X, \u00a7 4 of the\nConstitution of Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 58-829, 58-830; 1960, c. 418; 1970, c. 325; 1974, c.\n445; 1975, cc. 47, 541; 1978, cc. 178, 656, 843; 1979, c. 576; 1980, c. 412;\n1982, c. 633; 1984, cc. 675, 689; 2010, cc. 255, 295; 2022, cc. 671, 672.","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"}}