{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2108.3","heading":"Scope of article","body":"A. Nothing in this article shall authorize any county or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth to (i) provide a cable television service; or (ii) purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate a facility for the purpose of providing a cable television service.B. Nothing in this article shall apply to a municipality purchasing, leasing, constructing, or equipping facilities that are designed to provide services within the municipality, and that the municipality (i) uses for internal municipal government purposes; or (ii) by written contract, leases, sells capacity in, or grants other similar rights to a private provider to use the facilities in connection with a private provider offering cable television services.2003, c. 677.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 21. FRANCHISES; SALE AND LEASE OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PUBLIC PROPERTY; PUBLIC UTILITIES","Article 1.1. PROVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES BY CERTAIN LOCALITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2108.3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"70f205f4a0f959033c4a1b931d328a6d9a6e5e05132e4b662e2ed52bd17318c0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2108.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}