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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 125. Regulations for Bedding and Upholstered Furniture Inspection Program
11/5/2024

12VAC5-125-130. Violation of regulations.

A. It is the responsibility of the retailer to make certain that any article of bedding or upholstered furniture that he offers for sale in the Commonwealth of Virginia regardless of where manufactured, is properly labeled and is in compliance with all provisions of the law.

B. Upon a complaint made to the commissioner as provided in § 32.1-224 of the Code of Virginia, the commissioner may order the return of any item of bedding or upholstered furniture or any filling material made, remade, renovated, reupholstered, prepared, processed, labeled, or not labeled in violation of the provisions of this chapter to the manufacturer or importer thereof. The manufacturer or importer shall be liable to the person returning such item for the costs of crating, shipping and the invoice price to the purchaser. Failure of a manufacturer or importer to pay such costs to the person returning such item shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

C. The commissioner or his designee may order "off sale" all improperly sanitized or unsanitized articles of secondhand bedding or upholstered furniture. A significant number of violations in any one business location will result in a sign being placed on the business door taking off sale all used bedding and upholstered items in the store. These items may not be bartered, given away, rented or disposed of in any manner inconsistent with this chapter until properly sanitized.

D. The commissioner may refuse to issue, may suspend or may revoke the license or permit of any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who is not a resident of the Commonwealth and fails or refuses to enter an appearance in any circuit court in the Commonwealth to answer a charge or charges of violation of any provision of this chapter, or order of the board or commissioner within 25 days after service upon him of a notice by certified mail.

E. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice in accordance with § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

F. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor pursuant to § 32.1-226 of the Code of Virginia.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2007.

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