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No state archaeological site or zone located on private property may be established within the boundaries of any county, city or town which has established a local archaeological commission or similar entity designated to preserve, protect and identify local sites and objects of antiquity without the consent of the local governing body. Field investigations may not be conducted on a designated site without a permit issued by the Director pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-2302.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293656,"text":"The Director may designate state archaeological sites and state archaeological zones on private property or on property owned by any county, city or town, or board or authority organized to perform local or regional functions in the Commonwealth provided that the Director secures the express prior written consent of the owner of the property involved. No state archaeological site or zone located on private property may be established within the boundaries of any county, city or town which has established a local archaeological commission or similar entity designated to preserve, protect and identify local sites and objects of antiquity without the consent of the local governing body. Field investigations may not be conducted on a designated site without a permit issued by the Director pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-2302.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15067,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Antiquities Act","identifier":"23","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13561,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:56","permalink":{"id":147039,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15067,"identifier":"23","token":"10.1\/III\/23","url":"\/10.1\/III\/23\/","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":66299,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2300","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-2300\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2300","metadata":false},{"id":69478,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2301","catch_line":"Duties of Director","url":"\/10.1-2301\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2301","metadata":false},{"id":57449,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2302","catch_line":"Permit required to conduct field investigations; ownership of objects of antiquity; penalty","url":"\/10.1-2302\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2302","metadata":false},{"id":69094,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2303","catch_line":"Control of archaeological sites; authority of Director to contract","url":"\/10.1-2303\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2303","metadata":false},{"id":81956,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2304","catch_line":"Designating archaeological sites and zones","url":"\/10.1-2304\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2304","metadata":false},{"id":77363,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2305","catch_line":"Permit required for the archaeological excavation of human remains","url":"\/10.1-2305\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2305","metadata":false},{"id":86677,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2306","catch_line":"Violations; penalty","url":"\/10.1-2306\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2306","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69094,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2303","catch_line":"Control of archaeological sites; authority of Director to contract","url":"\/10.1-2303\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2303","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":77363,"structure_id":15067,"section_number":"10.1-2305","catch_line":"Permit required for the archaeological excavation of human remains","url":"\/10.1-2305\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2305","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/10.1-2304\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 424 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 1977 \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 1984, chapter 750; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 656.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57449,"section_number":"10.1-2302","catch_line":"Permit required to conduct field investigations; ownership of objects of antiquity; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2302\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81956,"identifier":"10.1-2304","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2304","url":"\/10.1-2304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2304\/","token":"10.1\/III\/23\/10.1-2304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designating archaeological sites and zones","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may designate <span class=\"dictionary\">state archaeological sites<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">state archaeological zones<\/span> on private property or on property owned by any county, city or town, or <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span> or authority organized to perform local or regional functions in the Commonwealth provided that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> secures the express prior written consent of the owner of the property involved. No <span class=\"dictionary\">state archaeological site<\/span> or zone located on private property may be established within the boundaries of any county, city or town which has established a local archaeological commission or similar entity designated to preserve, protect and identify local sites and <span class=\"dictionary\">objects<\/span> of antiquity without the consent of the local governing body. <span class=\"dictionary\">Field investigations<\/span> may not be conducted on a designated site without a permit issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permit required to conduct field investigations; ownership of objects of antiquity; penalty\" href=\"\/10.1-2302\/\">10.1-2302<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGNATING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ZONES (\u00a7 10.1-2304)\n\nThe Director may designate state archaeological sites and state archaeological\nzones on private property or on property owned by any county, city or town, or\nboard or authority organized to perform local or regional functions in the\nCommonwealth provided that the Director secures the express prior written\nconsent of the owner of the property involved. No state archaeological site or\nzone located on private property may be established within the boundaries of any\ncounty, city or town which has established a local archaeological commission or\nsimilar entity designated to preserve, protect and identify local sites and\nobjects of antiquity without the consent of the local governing body. Field\ninvestigations may not be conducted on a designated site without a permit issued\nby the Director pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-2302.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 424, \u00a7 10-150.7; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, \u00a7 10.1-905;\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}}