Virginia § 59.1-41.5 - Confiscation of nonconforming recorded devices
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 59.1-41.5 — Confiscation of nonconforming recorded devices, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59.1-41.5. Confiscation of nonconforming recorded devices
Ninety days after July 1, 1972, it shall be the duty of all law-enforcement officers, upon discovery, to confiscate all recorded devices that do not conform to the provisions of § 59.1-41.4. The nonconforming recorded devices shall be delivered to the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county in which the confiscation was made. The attorney for the Commonwealth by court order may give the same to a charitable or educational organization. The provisions of this section shall apply to any nonconforming recorded device, regardless of the requirement in § 59.1-41.3 of knowledge or intent of a retail seller.
1972, c. 618.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59.1-41.5 ("Confiscation of nonconforming recorded devices") 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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