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Va. Code § 18.2-381: Punishment for subsequent offenses; additional penalty for owner

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  1. Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
  2. Chapter 8. CRIMES INVOLVING MORALS AND DECENCY
  3. Article 5. OBSCENITY AND RELATED OFFENSES

Any person, firm, association or corporation convicted of a second or other subsequent offense under § 18.2-374, 18.2-375, 18.2-376, 18.2-377, 18.2-378, or 18.2-379 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. However, if the person, firm, association or corporation convicted of such subsequent offense is the owner of the business establishment where each of the offenses occurred, a fine of not more than $10,000 shall be imposed in addition to the penalties otherwise prescribed by this section.Code 1950, § 18.1-236.1; 1960, c. 233; 1968, c. 662; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 412; 2015, c. 428.

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