{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/16.1-69.51_1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/16.1-69.51_1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/16.1-69.51_1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/16.1-69.51_1.html"}],"law_id":62006,"edition_id":1,"section_id":62006,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.51:1","catch_line":"Display of flags in courtrooms","history":"1976, c. 445.","full_text":"There shall be displayed inside each courtroom of all district courts in the cities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing bodies of the respective counties and cities shall make provision for such display and may accept gifts or flags for such purpose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226311,"text":"There shall be displayed inside each courtroom of all district courts in the cities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing bodies of the respective counties and cities shall make provision for such display and may accept gifts or flags for such purpose.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15261,"edition_id":1,"name":"Financing of the District System","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13142,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","permalink":{"id":162255,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15261,"identifier":"5","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5","url":"\/16.1\/4.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13142,"edition_id":1,"name":"District Courts","identifier":"4.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12700,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":161993,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13142,"identifier":"4.1","token":"16.1\/4.1","url":"\/16.1\/4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12700,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts Not of Record","identifier":"16.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12700,"identifier":"16.1","token":"16.1","url":"\/16.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68748,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.44","catch_line":"Salaries of judges","url":"\/16.1-69.44\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.44","metadata":false},{"id":58093,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.45","catch_line":"Salaries of clerks and personnel","url":"\/16.1-69.45\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.45","metadata":false},{"id":77166,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.46","catch_line":"How salaries payable","url":"\/16.1-69.46\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.46","metadata":false},{"id":60548,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.47","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/16.1-69.47\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.47","metadata":false},{"id":78008,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.47:1","catch_line":"Travel expenses of judges and clerks; how paid","url":"\/16.1-69.47_1\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.47_1","metadata":false},{"id":61806,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48","catch_line":"Fees and fines","url":"\/16.1-69.48\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48","metadata":false},{"id":68913,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1","catch_line":"Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added","url":"\/16.1-69.48_1\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_1","metadata":false},{"id":78808,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1.01","catch_line":"Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses","url":"\/16.1-69.48_1.01\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_1.01","metadata":false},{"id":85172,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1.02","catch_line":"Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis","url":"\/16.1-69.48_1.02\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_1.02","metadata":false},{"id":60355,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:2","catch_line":"Fees for services of district court judges and clerks and magistrates in civil cases","url":"\/16.1-69.48_2\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_2","metadata":false},{"id":81456,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:3","catch_line":"Fees charged to drug offenders","url":"\/16.1-69.48_3\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_3","metadata":false},{"id":86893,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:4","catch_line":"Costs generally","url":"\/16.1-69.48_4\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_4","metadata":false},{"id":77366,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:5","catch_line":"Fees for services of juvenile and domestic relations district court judges and clerks in certain civil cases","url":"\/16.1-69.48_5\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_5","metadata":false},{"id":63957,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:6","catch_line":"Fees for offenses related to sex trafficking","url":"\/16.1-69.48_6\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48_6","metadata":false},{"id":83385,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.49","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/16.1-69.49\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.49","metadata":false},{"id":76273,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.50","catch_line":"Quarters for court and clerk","url":"\/16.1-69.50\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.50","metadata":false},{"id":60090,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.51","catch_line":"Books, supplies, etc.; how furnished; Committee to determine form of records","url":"\/16.1-69.51\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.51","metadata":false},{"id":62006,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.51:1","catch_line":"Display of flags in courtrooms","url":"\/16.1-69.51_1\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.51_1","metadata":false},{"id":85412,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.52","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/16.1-69.52\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.52","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":60090,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.51","catch_line":"Books, supplies, etc.; how furnished; Committee to determine form of records","url":"\/16.1-69.51\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.51","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":85412,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.52","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/16.1-69.52\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.52","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/16.1-69.51:1\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 445 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":162325,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62006,"identifier":"16.1-69.51:1","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.51_1","url":"\/16.1-69.51_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-69.51_1\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.51_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Display of flags in courtrooms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-69.51:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>There shall be displayed inside each courtroom of all district <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> in the cities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing bodies of the respective counties and cities shall make provision for such display and may accept gifts or flags for such purpose.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPLAY OF FLAGS IN COURTROOMS (\u00a7 16.1-69.51:1)\n\nThere shall be displayed inside each courtroom of all district courts in the\ncities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United States of America\nand the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing bodies of the\nrespective counties and cities shall make provision for such display and may\naccept gifts or flags for such purpose.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 445.","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}}