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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 438; in 1983, chapter 238; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1998, chapter 848<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":368978,"section_number":"54.1-4009","catch_line":"Records to be kept; credentials of person pawning goods; fee; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4009\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1471485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368974,"identifier":"54.1-4004","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4004","url":"\/54.1-4004\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4004\/","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4004","dublin_core":{"Title":"Memorandum to be given pledgor; fee; lost ticket charge","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4004","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every pawnbroker shall at the time of each loan deliver to the person pawning or pledging anything, a memorandum<\/span> or note, signed by him, containing the information required by \u00a7 54.1-4009<\/a>. A lost-ticket fee of five dollars may be charged, provided that the pawner is notified of the fee on the ticket.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMORANDUM TO BE GIVEN PLEDGOR; FEE; LOST TICKET CHARGE (\u00a7 54.1-4004)\n\nEvery pawnbroker shall at the time of each loan deliver to the person pawning or\npledging anything, a memorandum or note, signed by him, containing the\ninformation required by \u00a7 54.1-4009. A lost-ticket fee of five dollars may be\ncharged, provided that the pawner is notified of the fee on the ticket.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-846; 1968, c. 438; 1983, c. 238; 1988, c. 765; 1998,\nc. 848.","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"}}