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All owners or lessees of public halls, theaters or opera houses situated in any city or town, or in any county which has elected to come under the provisions of Article 1 (\u00a7 27-6.01<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 2 of this title, shall provide suitable and sufficient exits from such buildings. The doors to the exits shall remain unlocked during all performances or public gatherings in the buildings, and shall in all cases open outwardly, and not inwardly.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXITS FROM PUBLIC HALLS, THEATERS AND OPERA HOUSES (\u00a7 27-51)\n\nAll owners or lessees of public halls, theaters or opera houses situated in any\ncity or town, or in any county which has elected to come under the provisions of\nArticle 1 (\u00a7 27-6.01 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of this title, shall provide\nsuitable and sufficient exits from such buildings. The doors to the exits shall\nremain unlocked during all performances or public gatherings in the buildings,\nand shall in all cases open outwardly, and not inwardly.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3142; R. P. 1948, \u00a7 27-36.","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}}