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Before making such sale the person, firm or corporation holding such lien shall give ten days’ written notice thereof by registered mail sent to the last known post-office address of such owner, and, in addition thereto, shall advertise the time and place thereof in such manner as to give it reasonable publicity; provided that if the owner at the time of leaving such property to be cleaned, laundered, dyed, pressed or stored is given a ticket or other receipt therefor which bears on its face in type not smaller than eight point the words, “The property evidenced hereby may be sold if unclaimed after one hundred and eighty days except in the case of stored property which shall not be subject to sale until such property is unclaimed for two hundred forty days,” then notice of sale by mail and other advertisement shall not be required. A copy of this section shall be prominently displayed in the place of business in which any such property is left by the owner.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1354981,"text":"Every person, firm, association and corporation engaged in the business of cleaning, laundering, dyeing and pressing or storing clothing, carpets, rugs and other fabrics shall have a lien upon such clothing, carpets, rugs or other fabrics for the amount which may be due for the cleaning, dyeing, pressing or storage thereof, and may retain such clothing, carpets, rugs or other fabrics until such amount is paid.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1354982,"text":"If the debt for which a lien is given under this section be not paid within ninety days after it is due, the property subject to such lien, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy such lien, may be sold by the person, firm, association or corporation holding such lien at public auction for cash, and the proceeds of such sale applied to the expenses thereof, and to pay the debt, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of such property. Before making such sale the person, firm or corporation holding such lien shall give ten days’ written notice thereof by registered mail sent to the last known post-office address of such owner, and, in addition thereto, shall advertise the time and place thereof in such manner as to give it reasonable publicity; provided that if the owner at the time of leaving such property to be cleaned, laundered, dyed, pressed or stored is given a ticket or other receipt therefor which bears on its face in type not smaller than eight point the words, “The property evidenced hereby may be sold if unclaimed after one hundred and eighty days except in the case of stored property which shall not be subject to sale until such property is unclaimed for two hundred forty days,” then notice of sale by mail and other advertisement shall not be required. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1964, chapter 272; in 1973, chapter 317.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1448507,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363704,"identifier":"43-63","token":"43\/7\/43-63","url":"\/43-63\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/43-63\/","token":"43\/7\/43-63","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien for cleaning, laundering, dyeing, pressing or storing clothing, rugs and other fabrics","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 43-63","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person, firm, association and corporation engaged in the business of cleaning, laundering, dyeing and pressing or storing clothing, carpets, rugs and other fabrics shall have a lien<\/span> upon such clothing, carpets, rugs or other fabrics for the amount which may be due for the cleaning, dyeing, pressing or storage thereof, and may retain such clothing, carpets, rugs or other fabrics until such amount is paid.<\/p>

If the debt for which a lien<\/span> is given under this section be not paid within ninety days after it is due, the property subject to such lien<\/span>, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy such lien<\/span>, may be sold by the person, firm, association or corporation holding such lien<\/span> at public auction for cash, and the proceeds of such sale applied to the expenses thereof, and to pay the debt, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of such property. Before making such sale the person, firm or corporation holding such lien<\/span> shall give ten days’ written notice thereof by registered mail sent to the last known post-office address of such owner, and, in addition thereto, shall advertise the time and place thereof in such manner as to give it reasonable publicity; provided that if the owner at the time of leaving such property to be cleaned, laundered, dyed, pressed or stored is given a ticket or other receipt therefor which bears on its face in type not smaller than eight point the words, “The property evidenced hereby may be sold if unclaimed after one hundred and eighty days except in the case of stored property which shall not be subject to sale until such property is unclaimed for two hundred forty days,” then notice of sale by mail and other advertisement shall not be required. A copy of this section shall be prominently displayed in the place of business in which any such property is left by the owner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN FOR CLEANING, LAUNDERING, DYEING, PRESSING OR STORING CLOTHING, RUGS AND\nOTHER FABRICS (\u00a7 43-63)\n\nEvery person, firm, association and corporation engaged in the business of\ncleaning, laundering, dyeing and pressing or storing clothing, carpets, rugs and\nother fabrics shall have a lien upon such clothing, carpets, rugs or other\nfabrics for the amount which may be due for the cleaning, dyeing, pressing or\nstorage thereof, and may retain such clothing, carpets, rugs or other fabrics\nuntil such amount is paid.\n\nIf the debt for which a lien is given under this section be not paid within\nninety days after it is due, the property subject to such lien, or so much\nthereof as may be necessary to satisfy such lien, may be sold by the person,\nfirm, association or corporation holding such lien at public auction for cash,\nand the proceeds of such sale applied to the expenses thereof, and to pay the\ndebt, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of such property.\nBefore making such sale the person, firm or corporation holding such lien shall\ngive ten days’ written notice thereof by registered mail sent to the last\nknown post-office address of such owner, and, in addition thereto, shall\nadvertise the time and place thereof in such manner as to give it reasonable\npublicity; provided that if the owner at the time of leaving such property to be\ncleaned, laundered, dyed, pressed or stored is given a ticket or other receipt\ntherefor which bears on its face in type not smaller than eight point the words,\n“The property evidenced hereby may be sold if unclaimed after one hundred\nand eighty days except in the case of stored property which shall not be subject\nto sale until such property is unclaimed for two hundred forty days,” then\nnotice of sale by mail and other advertisement shall not be required. A copy of\nthis section shall be prominently displayed in the place of business in which\nany such property is left by the owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 613; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 6451a; 1964, c. 272; 1973, c. 317.","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"}}