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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-41.4 (2026)

Recorded devices to show true name of manufacturer

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Ninety days after July 1, 1972, every recorded device sold, rented or transferred or possessed for the purpose of sale, rental or transfer by any manufacturer, distributor, or wholesale or retail merchant shall contain on its packaging the true name and address of the manufacturer. The term "manufacturer" shall not include the manufacturer of the cartridge or casing itself. The term "recorded device" means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored, and includes any phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, videocassette, film or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored.

1972, c. 618; 1989, c. 240.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2006 · leading case: Milteer v. Commonwealth, 595 S.E.2d 275 (Va. 2004).
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Milteer v. Commonwealth, 595 S.E.2d 275 (Va. 2004). · cites it 52× “1, (2) possession of videocasset *736 tes whose labels did not reflect the true names and addresses of their manufacturers, Code §59.1-41.4, (3) violation of Code §59.”
McLaughlin v. Commonwealth, 629 S.E.2d 724 (Va. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 42× “" Code § 59.1-41.4 provides, in part, that "every recorded device sold, rented or transferred or possessed for the purpose of sale, rental or transfer .”
Carmas (Carmus) Jonah McLaughlin v. Commonwealth, No. 0250053 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 5, 2006). · cites it 19× “” Code § 59.1-41.4 provides, in part, that “every recorded device sold, rented or transferred or possessed for the purpose of sale, rental or transfer .”
Elmer Milteer, Jr v. Commonwealth, No. 0939021 (Va. Ct. App. June 3, 2003). · cites it 10× “On appeal, defendant complains: (1) police arrested him without probable cause, (2) the trial court erroneously convicted him of violating both Code § 59.”
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