Virginia

For Virginia, who may buy a detached converter is Any person who sells, offers for sale, or purchases a detached catalytic converter commits a felony except when the sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the compliance provisions of subdivisions B 1 or 2 of Code section 59.1-136.3; the sale, offer for sale, or purchase of a new catalytic converter that has never been installed on a motor vehicle is not prohibited; criminal penalty is Class 6 felony; statutory citation is 18.2-146.1, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

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What the source says

Any person who sells, offers for sale, or purchases a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle, except when such sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the compliance provisions of subdivisions B 1 or 2 of § <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-136.3/> 59.1-136.3 , is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or purchase of a new catalytic converter that has never been installed on a motor vehicle.

— law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

Source

• law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter5/section18.2-146.1/

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