{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1232.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1232.1","heading":"Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures","body":"A county 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.2003, c. 448.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 12. GENERAL POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF COUNTIES","Article 1. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1232.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"2d894d25d2e5d8ddf29921ed9dc449be4e1d5f45d8399294a90724cb5970441c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1232","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1232.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}