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Do not use this bag in cribs, beds, carriages or playpens.&#8221;\n\nb\n\nSuch warning statement shall be imprinted in a prominent place on the plastic bag or shall appear on a label securely attached to the bag in a prominent place, and shall be printed in legible type of at least thirty-six point type.\n\nc\n\nViolators of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1306654,"text":"No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver, or offer for delivery, or give away any plastic bag or partial plastic bag intended to enclose freshly cleaned clothing, the length of which totals twenty-five inches or more and the material of which is less than one mil (1\/1000 inch) in thickness; unless such plastic bag bears the following warning statement, or a warning statement which the Commissioner of Health has approved as the equivalent thereof:\n\t\t\t&#8220;WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this plastic bag away from babies and children. 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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 1968, chapter 340; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1394351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350745,"identifier":"18.2-320","token":"18.2\/7\/8\/18.2-320","url":"\/18.2-320\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-320\/","token":"18.2\/7\/8\/18.2-320","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale, etc., of plastic bags; warning required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-320","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver, or offer for delivery, or give away any plastic bag or partial plastic bag intended to enclose freshly cleaned clothing, the length of which totals twenty-five inches or more and the <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> of which is less than one mil (1\/1000 inch) in thickness; unless such plastic bag bears the following warning statement, or a warning statement which the Commissioner of Health has approved as the equivalent thereof:\n\t\t\t&#8220;WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this plastic bag away from babies and children. Do not use this bag in cribs, beds, carriages or playpens.&#8221; <a id=\"paragraph-1306654\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-320\/#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> Such warning statement shall be imprinted in a prominent place on the plastic bag or shall appear on a label securely attached to the bag in a prominent place, and shall be printed in legible type of at least thirty-six point type. <a id=\"paragraph-1306655\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-320\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"c\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">c.<\/span> Violators of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1306656\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-320\/#c\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE, ETC., OF PLASTIC BAGS; WARNING REQUIRED (\u00a7 18.2-320)\n\na. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver, or offer for delivery, or\ngive away any plastic bag or partial plastic bag intended to enclose freshly\ncleaned clothing, the length of which totals twenty-five inches or more and the\nmaterial of which is less than one mil (1\/1000 inch) in thickness; unless such\nplastic bag bears the following warning statement, or a warning statement which\nthe Commissioner of Health has approved as the equivalent thereof:\n\t\t\t&#8220;WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this plastic bag away\nfrom babies and children. Do not use this bag in cribs, beds, carriages or\nplaypens.&#8221;\n\nb. Such warning statement shall be imprinted in a prominent place on the plastic\nbag or shall appear on a label securely attached to the bag in a prominent\nplace, and shall be printed in legible type of at least thirty-six point type.\n\nc. Violators of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-415.1; 1968, c. 340; 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"}}