Bill Text: VA HB1860 | 2015 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Collection receptacles for clothing, household items, etc.; required disclosures.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476) [HB1860 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2015-HB1860-Enrolled.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 57-55.4 as follows: §57-55.4. Collection receptacles; required disclosures. No (i) business as defined in §58.1-3700.1, other than a charitable or civic organization to which contributions are deductible under § 170 of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) professional solicitor shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future resale unless such person or professional solicitor places on the receptacle a permanent sign or label in a prominent place that includes the following information printed in letters that are no less than three inches in height and no less than one-half inch in width and in a color that contrasts with the color of the receptacle, which sign or label shall be placed immediately below the opening in the receptacle used to deposit donations: 1. The name, business address, and telephone number of the person engaged in such business or the professional solicitor; and 2. a. For a receptacle placed or maintained by a person engaged in such business, a statement that reads: "This donation receptacle is operated by a for-profit business. Items donated here support a for-profit business."; or b. For a receptacle placed or maintained by the professional solicitor, a statement that reads: "This donation receptacle is operated by a professional solicitor. Items donated here support, in part, the professional solicitor, which is a for-profit entity." Enforcement of a violation of this section shall be limited to subsections B through E of §57-59. |
