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Goods not included on the inventory of special sale goods shall not be commingled with or added to the special sale goods. Each county, city or town shall have the right to revoke a special sale permit upon proof that goods not appearing on the original inventory of special sale goods have been commingled with or added to the special sale goods.\n\nEach special sale permit shall be valid for a period of no longer than sixty days, and any extension of that time shall constitute a new special sale and shall require an additional permit and inventory. A maximum of one permit beyond the initial sixty-day permit may be granted solely for the purpose of liquidating only those goods contained in the initial inventory list which remain unsold.\n\nAny person who advertises such sale shall conspicuously include in the advertisement the permit number assigned for the sale by the city, town or county wherein the sale is to be conducted and the effective dates of the sale as authorized in the permit.\n\nEach county, town and city is authorized to charge a fee for the issuance of special sale permits. Such fee shall not exceed sixty-five dollars for each permit.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1305743,"text":"Every county, town and city shall issue permits to retail merchants for special sales as required by \u00a7 18.2-223 upon the application of such merchant and shall inspect the advertisement and conducting of such sale to insure that it is being advertised and conducted in conformity with the required permit.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1305744,"text":"All applications for special sale permits shall be accompanied by an inventory, including the kind and quantity of all goods which are to be offered for sale during the sale and only the goods specified in the inventory list may be advertised or sold during the sale period. Goods not included on the inventory of special sale goods shall not be commingled with or added to the special sale goods. 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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 399; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1983, chapter 445; in 1988, chapter 779; in 1992, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350485,"section_number":"18.2-223","catch_line":"\"Going out of business\" sales; permit required","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-223\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1393385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350486,"identifier":"18.2-224","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-224","url":"\/18.2-224\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-224\/","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-224","dublin_core":{"Title":"&#8220;Going out of business&#8221; sales; counties, cities and towns to issue permits; inspections; application for permit; inventory required; commingling of other goods prohibited; duration; additional permits; inclusion of permit number and dates in advertisements; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-224","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every county, town and city shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> permits to retail merchants for special sales as required by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"&quot;Going out of business&quot; sales; permit required\" href=\"\/18.2-223\/\">18.2-223<\/a> upon the application of such merchant and shall inspect the advertisement and conducting of such sale to insure that it is being advertised and conducted in conformity with the required permit.<\/p><p>All applications for special sale permits shall be accompanied by an inventory, including the kind and quantity of all goods which are to be offered for sale during the sale and only the goods specified in the inventory list may be advertised or sold during the sale period. Goods not included on the inventory of special sale goods shall not be commingled with or added to the special sale goods. Each county, city or town shall have the right to revoke a special sale permit upon proof that goods not appearing on the original inventory of special sale goods have been commingled with or added to the special sale goods.<\/p><p>Each special sale permit shall be valid for a period of no longer than sixty days, and any extension of that time shall constitute a new special sale and shall require an additional permit and inventory. A maximum of one permit beyond the initial sixty-day permit may be granted solely for the purpose of liquidating only those goods contained in the initial inventory list which remain unsold.<\/p><p>Any person who advertises such sale shall conspicuously include in the advertisement the permit number assigned for the sale by the city, town or county wherein the sale is to be conducted and the effective dates of the sale as authorized in the permit.<\/p><p>Each county, town and city is authorized to charge a fee for the issuance of special sale permits. Such fee shall not exceed sixty-five dollars for each permit.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n&#8220;GOING OUT OF BUSINESS&#8221; SALES; COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS TO ISSUE\nPERMITS; INSPECTIONS; APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; INVENTORY REQUIRED; COMMINGLING OF\nOTHER GOODS PROHIBITED; DURATION; ADDITIONAL PERMITS; INCLUSION OF PERMIT NUMBER\nAND DATES IN ADVERTISEMENTS; FEE (\u00a7 18.2-224)\n\nEvery county, town and city shall issue permits to retail merchants for special\nsales as required by \u00a7 18.2-223 upon the application of such merchant and shall\ninspect the advertisement and conducting of such sale to insure that it is being\nadvertised and conducted in conformity with the required permit.\n\nAll applications for special sale permits shall be accompanied by an inventory,\nincluding the kind and quantity of all goods which are to be offered for sale\nduring the sale and only the goods specified in the inventory list may be\nadvertised or sold during the sale period. Goods not included on the inventory\nof special sale goods shall not be commingled with or added to the special sale\ngoods. Each county, city or town shall have the right to revoke a special sale\npermit upon proof that goods not appearing on the original inventory of special\nsale goods have been commingled with or added to the special sale goods.\n\nEach special sale permit shall be valid for a period of no longer than sixty\ndays, and any extension of that time shall constitute a new special sale and\nshall require an additional permit and inventory. A maximum of one permit beyond\nthe initial sixty-day permit may be granted solely for the purpose of\nliquidating only those goods contained in the initial inventory list which\nremain unsold.\n\nAny person who advertises such sale shall conspicuously include in the\nadvertisement the permit number assigned for the sale by the city, town or\ncounty wherein the sale is to be conducted and the effective dates of the sale\nas authorized in the permit.\n\nEach county, town and city is authorized to charge a fee for the issuance of\nspecial sale permits. Such fee shall not exceed sixty-five dollars for each\npermit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59.1-53.2; 1972, c. 399; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 445;\n1988, c. 779; 1992, c. 562.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}