{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/10.1-2210.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/10.1-2210.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/10.1-2210.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/10.1-2210.1.html"}],"law_id":58510,"edition_id":1,"section_id":58510,"structure_id":13563,"section_number":"10.1-2210.1","catch_line":"Green Book historic site designation","history":"2023, c. 179.","full_text":"A\n\nFor purposes of this section, &#8220;Green Book&#8221; means The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green to provide a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.B\n\nThe Department, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, shall designate or approve historic site signs identifying locations and businesses identified in the Green Book. Such historic site signs shall be permanently affixed to existing markers approved by the Department as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209. The Department shall establish a registry of verified locations and businesses in the Commonwealth identified in the Green Book and determine those locations or businesses that also have a historic site marker approved by the Department on or near such location or business. The Department of Transportation shall print, place, and maintain the Green Book historic site signs. Localities that maintain their own highways shall place and maintain the Green Book historic site signs for those sites within their boundaries. The Virginia Tourism Corporation shall design the signs and maintain an informational website (i) explaining the historical significance of the Green Book in making travel safer for Black Americans and (ii) listing the Green Book locations in the Commonwealth, as identified by the Department, and identifying those locations that have posted Green Book historic site signs as provided in this section. Such signs shall include an image, outline, or similar depiction of the Green Book and the words &#8220;Green Book Location.&#8221;","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214435,"text":"For purposes of this section, &#8220;Green Book&#8221; means The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green to provide a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":214436,"text":"The Department, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, shall designate or approve historic site signs identifying locations and businesses identified in the Green Book. Such historic site signs shall be permanently affixed to existing markers approved by the Department as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209. The Department shall establish a registry of verified locations and businesses in the Commonwealth identified in the Green Book and determine those locations or businesses that also have a historic site marker approved by the Department on or near such location or business. The Department of Transportation shall print, place, and maintain the Green Book historic site signs. Localities that maintain their own highways shall place and maintain the Green Book historic site signs for those sites within their boundaries. The Virginia Tourism Corporation shall design the signs and maintain an informational website (i) explaining the historical significance of the Green Book in making travel safer for Black Americans and (ii) listing the Green Book locations in the Commonwealth, as identified by the Department, and identifying those locations that have posted Green Book historic site signs as provided in this section. Such signs shall include an image, outline, or similar depiction of the Green Book and the words &#8220;Green Book Location.&#8221;","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13563,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Historic Resources","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13562,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13563,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1","url":"\/10.1\/III\/22\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13562,"edition_id":1,"name":"Historic Resources","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13561,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146909,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13562,"identifier":"22","token":"10.1\/III\/22","url":"\/10.1\/III\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13561,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Historic Resources","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:15","permalink":{"id":146907,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13561,"identifier":"III","token":"10.1\/III","url":"\/10.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65742,"structure_id":13563,"section_number":"10.1-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-2200\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2200","metadata":false},{"id":62819,"structure_id":13563,"section_number":"10.1-2201","catch_line":"Department created; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0179\">179<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71446,"section_number":"10.1-2209","catch_line":"Erection of markers, requirements, etc., without certificate of approval forbidden","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2209\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58510,"identifier":"10.1-2210.1","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2210.1","url":"\/10.1-2210.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2210.1\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2210.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Green Book historic site designation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2210.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> For purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span>&#8221; means The Negro Motorist <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> published by Victor Hugo Green to provide a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era. <a id=\"paragraph-214435\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-2210.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation, shall designate or approve historic site signs identifying locations and businesses identified in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span>. Such historic site signs shall be permanently affixed to existing markers approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Erection of markers, requirements, etc., without certificate of approval forbidden\" href=\"\/10.1-2209\/\">10.1-2209<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall establish a registry of verified locations and businesses in the Commonwealth identified in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> and determine those locations or businesses that also have a historic site marker approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> on or near such location or business. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation shall print, place, and maintain the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> historic site signs. Localities that maintain their own highways shall place and maintain the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> historic site signs for those sites within their boundaries. The Virginia Tourism Corporation shall design the signs and maintain an informational website (i) explaining the historical significance of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> in making travel safer for Black Americans and (ii) listing the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> locations in the Commonwealth, as identified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, and identifying those locations that have posted <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> historic site signs as provided in this section. Such signs shall include an image, outline, or similar depiction of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> and the words &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Green Book<\/span> Location.&#8221; <a id=\"paragraph-214436\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-2210.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGREEN BOOK HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION (\u00a7 10.1-2210.1)\n\nA. For purposes of this section, &#8220;Green Book&#8221; means The Negro\nMotorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green to provide a list of hotels,\nguest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and\nrestaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow\nera.\n\nB. The Department, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the\nDepartment of Transportation, shall designate or approve historic site signs\nidentifying locations and businesses identified in the Green Book. Such historic\nsite signs shall be permanently affixed to existing markers approved by the\nDepartment as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209. The Department shall establish a\nregistry of verified locations and businesses in the Commonwealth identified in\nthe Green Book and determine those locations or businesses that also have a\nhistoric site marker approved by the Department on or near such location or\nbusiness. The Department of Transportation shall print, place, and maintain the\nGreen Book historic site signs. Localities that maintain their own highways\nshall place and maintain the Green Book historic site signs for those sites\nwithin their boundaries. The Virginia Tourism Corporation shall design the signs\nand maintain an informational website (i) explaining the historical significance\nof the Green Book in making travel safer for Black Americans and (ii) listing\nthe Green Book locations in the Commonwealth, as identified by the Department,\nand identifying those locations that have posted Green Book historic site signs\nas provided in this section. Such signs shall include an image, outline, or\nsimilar depiction of the Green Book and the words &#8220;Green Book\nLocation.&#8221;\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 179.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}