Va. Code § 57-55.4: Collection receptacles; required disclosures
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 57. RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES
- Chapter 5. SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
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; and2. 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."; orb. 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 § 57-59.2015, c. 476.
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