{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-926.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-926.2","heading":"Adoption of ordinances prohibiting obscenity","body":"The locality may adopt ordinances to prohibit obscenity or conduct paralleling the provisions of Article 5 (§ 18.2-372 et seq.) and Article 6 (§ 18.2-390 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 and prohibiting the dissemination to juveniles of, and their access to, materials deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in subsection (6) of § 18.2-390 in public at places frequented by juveniles or where juveniles are or may be invited as part of the general public. Exceptions as provided in § 18.2-391.1 shall apply thereto. The penalty for violating the provisions of such ordinance shall not be greater than the penalty imposed for a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-236.5; 1970, c. 423; 1975, cc. 14, 15, § 18.2-389; 1977, c. 295; 1982, c. 477; 1991, c. 710; 2004, c. 462.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 9. GENERAL POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Article 1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; NUISANCES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-926.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"e4555910368bb977bed52279f0aa25163341bdc32f5e8fa758238122c37e3803","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-926.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-926.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}