{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1114","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1114","heading":"Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures","body":"A municipal corporation may regulate the sale of property at auction; may regulate the conduct of and prescribe the number of pawnshops and dealers in secondhand goods, wares and merchandise; may regulate or prohibit peddling; may prevent fraud or deceit in the sale of property; may require weighing, measuring, gauging and inspection of goods, wares and merchandise offered for sale; and may provide for the sealing of weights and measures and the inspection and testing thereof.Code 1950, § 15-77.30; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-866; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 11. POWERS OF CITIES AND TOWNS","Article 1. UNIFORM CHARTER POWERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1114/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"bb8b6f50b53653cc59ff640188859b4a49bfb8c36dbad5eefbdb62f40d56347f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1113.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}