§ 18.2-374 Production, publication, sale, possession, etc., of obscene items
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to:
1. Prepare any obscene item for the purposes of sale or distribution; or
2. Print, copy, manufacture, produce, or reproduce any obscene item for purposes of sale or distribution; or
3. Publish, sell, rent, lend, transport in intrastate commerce, or distribute or exhibit any obscene item, or offer to do any of these things; or
4. Have in his possession with intent to sell, rent, lend, transport, or distribute any obscene item. Possession in public or in a public place of any obscene item as defined in this article shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. For the purposes of this section, “distribute” shall mean delivery in person, by mail, messenger or by any other means by which obscene items as defined in this article may pass from one person, firm or corporation to another.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 233; in 1962, chapter 289; in 1970, chapter 204; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.
Code 1950, § 18.1-228; 1960, c. 233; 1962, c. 289; 1970, c. 204; 1975, cc. 14, 15.