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It has been modified 2 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 1970, chapter 764; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1393457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350508,"identifier":"18.2-242","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-242","url":"\/18.2-242\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-242\/","token":"18.2\/6\/8\/18.2-242","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of games, lotteries, etc., for promoting sale of certain products","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-242","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> No retail establishment in this Commonwealth shall use any game, contest, lottery or other scheme or device, whereby a person or persons may receive gifts, prizes or gratuities as determined by chance for the purpose of promoting, furthering or advertising the sale of any product or products having both a federal and state excise tax placed upon it, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> that no purchase is required in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to participate in such game, contest, lottery or scheme shall not exclude such game, contest, lottery or scheme from the provisions of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-1305781\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-242\/#a\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"b\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">b.<\/span> Any person violating the provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1305782\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-242\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF GAMES, LOTTERIES, ETC., FOR PROMOTING SALE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS (\u00a7\n18.2-242)\n\na. No retail establishment in this Commonwealth shall use any game, contest,\nlottery or other scheme or device, whereby a person or persons may receive\ngifts, prizes or gratuities as determined by chance for the purpose of\npromoting, furthering or advertising the sale of any product or products having\nboth a federal and state excise tax placed upon it, and the fact that no\npurchase is required in order to participate in such game, contest, lottery or\nscheme shall not exclude such game, contest, lottery or scheme from the\nprovisions of this section.\n\nb. Any person violating the provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class\n3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59.1-68.01; 1970, c. 764; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","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"}}