{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-136.6","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-136.6","heading":"Penalties","body":"A. Any scrap metal purchaser who negligently violates any provisions of this article may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $7,500 for each violation. Any attorney for the county, city, or town in which an alleged violation of this article occurred may bring a civil action to recover such a civil penalty. The civil penalty shall be paid into the local treasury.B. Any scrap metal purchaser who knowingly violates any provisions of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2007, c. 917; 2013, c. 414.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 9. SECONDHAND ARTICLES","Article 4. SCRAP METAL PURCHASERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-136.6/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"0e74aea31ad07c41897b58036b2a4bdda992ae826a342f414a7fb2004319abd9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-136.5","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-136.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}