{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-493","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-493","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Liquefied petroleum gas\" means any material that is composed predominately of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane and isobutane) and butylenes.\"Owner\" means any person who holds a written bill of sale under which title or ownership to a container was transferred to such person, or any manufacturer of a container who has not sold or transferred ownership thereof by written bill of sale.\"Person\" means any person, firm, or corporation.\"Qualifying emergency\" means (i) a state of emergency as declared by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (§ 44-146.13 et seq.) of Title 44; (ii) a local emergency as declared by the local director of emergency management with the consent of the governing body of the political subdivision pursuant to § 44-146.21; (iii) a state of emergency as declared by the President of the United States; (iv) when severe weather or other similar circumstances exist that may result in a person being placed in imminent danger of death or injury or may result in a building or its fixtures being at risk of significant damage due to lack of heat caused by the lack of sufficient liquefied petroleum gas to produce such heat; or (v) when a waiver from delivery limitations affecting the delivery of liquefied petroleum gas has been ordered.Code 1950, § 18.1-400.1; 1970, c. 442; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2023, c. 531.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 12. Miscellaneous","Article 1. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-493/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"8c7a5fb326a9c66afc11181b36feabc9e3dace208f0963425c07eb9d3aaba9f4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-492","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-494"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}