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Section 21-140. Removal or alteration Df identification numbers or household electrical appiicances; possession of such appliances for purpcses of resale. No person, firms a~sociation or corporation~ either individually or in association with one er more other perseus, firms, associations or corporations shall remove, change or alter the serial number or other ~denhification number stamped upon, cut into or attached as a eermanenu cart of any household electrical or electronic appliance where such number was stamped upon, cut into or attached to such appliance by the manufacturer thereof~ No persons firm, association or coreoration shall knowingly have in his or its possession for the purpose of resale or keep in his possession for a eeriod in excess of forty-eight hours without reporting such possession to the appropriate law-enforcement agency in the city a household or electrical or electronic appliance, with knowledge that %he serial number or other identification number has been removed~ changed or altered~ Any person, firm, association or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Section 21-148.1o Civil action for convzction under 21-147. Any person who has been convisted of violating the provisions of ~2!-!47 shall be c[viity liable to the owner for the retail value of any goods and merchandLse illegally converted and not recovered by the owner, and for all costs incurred in prosecuting such person under the provisions of §21-147. Such costs shall be limited to actual expenses; including the base wage of one employee acting as a wztness for hhe City and suit costs. Provided, however, nhe total amouunt of allowable costs granted hereunder shall no% ex- ceed ?wo Hundred Fifty Dollars {$250~00) ~ excluding the retail value of the goods and merchandise. Section 21-!49o1~ Detention of suspected shoplifter. A merchant, agent or employee of the merchant~ has probable cause to believe that a -~erson has shoplifted in violation of 21.~144 or 21-147 of this Code or 18.2-95 of the Code of Virginia, t950~ as amended, on the premises of the merchant~ may detain such person for a ~eriod not to exceed one hour pending arrival of a law-enforcement officer. 5