Virginia § 32.1-217 - License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 32.1-217 — License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.1-217. License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories
A. Every importer and every person manufacturing, renovating or reupholstering any bedding or upholstered furniture or processing or selling any filling material to be used in articles of bedding or upholstered furniture shall first obtain a license from the Commissioner for each place of business, subsidiary or branch operated by him for such purpose. Such license shall be numbered, shall expire one year from the date of issue, shall be renewable annually unless sooner revoked and shall not be transferable. Each branch, branch factory and subsidiary shall be responsible for the contents and for the tagging, as provided in this article, of items of bedding and upholstered furniture made, remade, renovated, reupholstered or imported by it and offered for sale or use in the Commonwealth.
B. The Commissioner shall assign a registration number to each licensee.
Code 1950, § 32-120.1; 1954, c. 666; 1956, c. 530; 1970, c. 578; 1976, c. 317; 1979, c. 711.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32.1-217 ("License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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