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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 153<\/a> and 154<\/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":75285,"section_number":"15.2-2828","catch_line":"Ordinances regulating smoking generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2828\/"},{"id":64439,"section_number":"15.2-2829","catch_line":"Mandatory provisions of ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2829\/"},{"id":58771,"section_number":"15.2-2830","catch_line":"Optional provisions of ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2830\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156345,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56672,"identifier":"15.2-2831","token":"15.2\/II\/28.2\/3\/15.2-2831","url":"\/15.2-2831\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2831\/","token":"15.2\/II\/28.2\/3\/15.2-2831","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other ordinances not authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2831","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2828<\/a>, 15.2-2829<\/a>, and 15.2-2830<\/a> shall not be construed to allow local regulation of smoking<\/span> in:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Conference or meeting rooms and public or private assembly rooms while such rooms are being used for private functions<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Private work places<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Areas of enclosed shopping centers or malls that are external to the retail stores therein, are used by customers as a route of travel from one store to another, and consist primarily of walkways and seating arrangements; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Lobby areas of hotels, motels, and other establishments open to the general public for overnight accommodation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER ORDINANCES NOT AUTHORIZED (\u00a7 15.2-2831)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2828, 15.2-2829, and 15.2-2830 shall not be\nconstrued to allow local regulation of smoking in:\n\n1. Conference or meeting rooms and public or private assembly rooms while such\nrooms are being used for private functions;\n\n2. Private work places;\n\n3. Areas of enclosed shopping centers or malls that are external to the retail\nstores therein, are used by customers as a route of travel from one store to\nanother, and consist primarily of walkways and seating arrangements; or\n\n4. Lobby areas of hotels, motels, and other establishments open to the general\npublic for overnight accommodation.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 153, 154.","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}}