Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses
Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-214.1: Penalties for failure to report removal or alteration of identification or serial number on business machines
What this law says, in plain English
Businesses regularly engaged in repairing, selling, renting, or leasing business machines must report to law enforcement any machine with an altered or removed identification or serial number. Violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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