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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 672; in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1424123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357919,"identifier":"3.2-5000","token":"3.2\/III\/50\/3.2-5000","url":"\/3.2-5000\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5000\/","token":"3.2\/III\/50\/3.2-5000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of farm machinery or equipment where serial number has been removed, defaced or obliterated; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5000","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale in the Commonwealth any new agricultural implement, farm tractor, or other type of farm machinery or equipment, knowing that the manufacturer’s original serial number has been removed, defaced, or in any way obliterated. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span>. A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense<\/span> under this subsection is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The dealer in farm equipment who possesses for sale any farm implement or machinery that has had its serial number removed, defaced, or in any way obliterated, shall have his supplier stamp, attach or scribe, as was originally done, the same serial number as was placed upon the machine or implement at the time of its manufacture. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent any manufacturer or importer, or his agents, other than dealers, from doing his own numbering on agricultural implements, farm tractors, or other types of farm machinery or equipment, or parts, removed or changed, and replacing the numbered parts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF FARM MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT WHERE SERIAL NUMBER HAS BEEN REMOVED,\nDEFACED OR OBLITERATED; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-5000)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale in the Commonwealth\nany new agricultural implement, farm tractor, or other type of farm machinery or\nequipment, knowing that the manufacturer’s original serial number has been\nremoved, defaced, or in any way obliterated. Any person who violates this\nsubsection is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or\nsubsequent offense under this subsection is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. The dealer in farm equipment who possesses for sale any farm implement or\nmachinery that has had its serial number removed, defaced, or in any way\nobliterated, shall have his supplier stamp, attach or scribe, as was originally\ndone, the same serial number as was placed upon the machine or implement at the\ntime of its manufacture. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to\nprevent any manufacturer or importer, or his agents, other than dealers, from\ndoing his own numbering on agricultural implements, farm tractors, or other\ntypes of farm machinery or equipment, or parts, removed or changed, and\nreplacing the numbered parts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-707; 1952, c. 672; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 13.1-918; 2008, c.\n860.","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"}}