{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-383","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-383","heading":"Exceptions to application of article","body":"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.Code 1950, § 18.1-236.2; 1960, c. 233; 1966, c. 516; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 8. CRIMES INVOLVING MORALS AND DECENCY","Article 5. OBSCENITY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-383/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"2f930142381045f61dc636525dec0927e4266894b5b2cd92d7c95f9099e90813","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-382","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-384"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}