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The governing body, or its duly authorized agent, shall first determine, on the basis of documented research, that the text of the marker appears to be true and correct. The local markers shall differ in style and appearance from state historical markers, and shall display, on the face of the markers, prominent notice of the governing body, or its agent, which approved the text of the marker. Design, appearance and size and height specifications for local markers shall be reviewed and approved by the Board.B\n\nIf the person, event or place to be commemorated is prominently identified with, or best representative of a major aspect of state or national history, then the text of the marker shall be approved as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255969,"text":"The governing body of any county, city or town may, at its own expense, have erected a historical marker commemorating any person, event or place upon any public street, road or highway within its boundaries, provided that the person, event or place to be commemorated is identified with or representative of a local aspect of history. The governing body, or its duly authorized agent, shall first determine, on the basis of documented research, that the text of the marker appears to be true and correct. The local markers shall differ in style and appearance from state historical markers, and shall display, on the face of the markers, prominent notice of the governing body, or its agent, which approved the text of the marker. Design, appearance and size and height specifications for local markers shall be reviewed and approved by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":255970,"text":"If the person, event or place to be commemorated is prominently identified with, or best representative of a major aspect of state or national history, then the text of the marker shall be approved as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209.","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 606 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 88; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 656.<\/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":146989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70977,"identifier":"10.1-2210","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2210","url":"\/10.1-2210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2210\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Erection of markers by local governing bodies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The governing body of any county, city or town may, at its own expense, have erected a historical marker commemorating any person, event or place upon any public street, road or highway within its boundaries, provided that the person, event or place to be commemorated is identified with or representative of a local aspect of history. The governing body, or its duly authorized agent, shall first determine, on the basis of documented research, that the text of the marker appears to be true and correct. The local markers shall differ in style and <span class=\"dictionary\">appearance<\/span> from state historical markers, and shall display, on the face of the markers, prominent notice of the governing body, or its agent, which approved the text of the marker. Design, <span class=\"dictionary\">appearance<\/span> and size and height specifications for local markers shall be reviewed and approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-255969\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-2210\/#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> If the person, event or place to be commemorated is prominently identified with, or best representative of a major aspect of state or national history, then the text of the marker shall be approved 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>. <a id=\"paragraph-255970\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-2210\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nERECTION OF MARKERS BY LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES (\u00a7 10.1-2210)\n\nA. The governing body of any county, city or town may, at its own expense, have\nerected a historical marker commemorating any person, event or place upon any\npublic street, road or highway within its boundaries, provided that the person,\nevent or place to be commemorated is identified with or representative of a\nlocal aspect of history. The governing body, or its duly authorized agent, shall\nfirst determine, on the basis of documented research, that the text of the\nmarker appears to be true and correct. The local markers shall differ in style\nand appearance from state historical markers, and shall display, on the face of\nthe markers, prominent notice of the governing body, or its agent, which\napproved the text of the marker. Design, appearance and size and height\nspecifications for local markers shall be reviewed and approved by the Board.\n\nB. If the person, event or place to be commemorated is prominently identified\nwith, or best representative of a major aspect of state or national history,\nthen the text of the marker shall be approved as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 606, \u00a7 10-145.6; 1976, c. 88; 1988, c. 891, \u00a7 10.1-811;\n1989, c. 656.","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}}