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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0583\">583<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0813\">813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156433,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71985,"identifier":"15.2-912.1","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/1\/15.2-912.1","url":"\/15.2-912.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-912.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/1\/15.2-912.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of martial arts instruction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-912.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk may by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> require any person who operates a business providing <span class=\"dictionary\">martial arts instruction<\/span> to have at the site where instruction is taking place a person who has current certification or, within the last two years, has received training in emergency first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.\n\t\t\tAny person who violates such an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> may be subject to a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> not to exceed $50 for the first violation and $100 for any subsequent violation. <a id=\"paragraph-259384\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-912.1\/#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> As used in this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">martial arts instruction<\/span>&#8221; means any course of instruction for self defense, such as judo or karate. <a id=\"paragraph-259385\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-912.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION (\u00a7 15.2-912.1)\n\nA. The Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk may by ordinance require any person who\noperates a business providing martial arts instruction to have at the site where\ninstruction is taking place a person who has current certification or, within\nthe last two years, has received training in emergency first aid and\ncardio-pulmonary resuscitation.\n\t\t\tAny person who violates such an ordinance may be subject to a civil penalty\nnot to exceed $50 for the first violation and $100 for any subsequent violation.\n\nB. As used in this section, &#8220;martial arts instruction&#8221; means any\ncourse of instruction for self defense, such as judo or karate.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 583; 2007, c. 813.","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}}