§ 54.1-830 Exemptions
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
2. Amateur exhibition bouts and the amateur participants therein;
3. Engagements involving amateur martial arts that are conducted by or held under the sponsorship of (i) any elementary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, (ii) the Department of Corrections involving inmates of any state correctional institution, or (iii) the United States Olympic Committee; or
History
This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 895 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 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 2015, chapters 216 and 264; in 2016, chapter 756; in 2025, chapters 95 and 111.
1998, c. 895; 2015, cc. 216, 264; 2016, c. 756; 2025, cc. 95, 111.