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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-383 — Exceptions to application of article
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 5: Obscenity and Related Offenses, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-383
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply to:
(1) The purchase, distribution, exhibition, or loan of any book, magazine, or other printed or manuscript material by any library, school, or institution of higher education, supported by public appropriation;
(2) The purchase, distribution, exhibition, or loan of any work of art by any museum of fine arts, school, or institution of higher education, supported by public appropriation;
(3) The exhibition or performance of any play, drama, tableau, or motion picture by any theatre, museum of fine arts, school, or institution of higher education, supported by public appropriation.
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