§ 3-30. Advertising with intent not to sell or not to sell at stated price or under stated conditions.  


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  • (a)

    Any person who in any manner advertises or offers for sale to the public any merchandise, goods, commodity, service or thing with intent not to sell, or with intent not to sell at the price or upon the terms advertised or offered, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

    (b)

    In any prosecution or civil action under this section, the refusal by any person, or any employee, agent or servant of such person, to sell, or the refusal to sell at the price or upon the terms advertised or offered, any merchandise, goods, commodity, service or thing advertised or offered for sale to the public, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section; provided, that this subsection shall not apply when it is clearly stated in the advertisement or offer by which such merchandise, goods, commodity, service, or thing is advertised or offered for sale to the public, that the advertiser or offeror has a limited quantity or amount of such merchandise, goods, commodity, service or thing for sale, and the advertiser or offeror, at the time of such advertisement or offer, did in fact have at least such quantity or amount for sale.

    State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-217.

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-217.