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Special materials that are provided through this program may include but are not limited to sound reproduction machines such as tape players and record players; talking book records; magnetic tapes; large print books; Braille books; book holders; page turners; captioned films for the deaf; and special electronic devices used as reading aids. The Department may enter into an agreement or agreements with The Library of Virginia for the purpose of receiving federal funds for the operation of this program.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270423,"text":"The Department is hereby authorized to maintain and operate a library service for persons who are blind, vision impaired, and disabled who are eligible for such services pursuant to the Pratt-Smoot Act (P.L. 89-522). 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 19; in 1980, chapter 4; in 1992, chapter 755; in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75329,"identifier":"51.5-74","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-74","url":"\/51.5-74\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-74\/","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-74","dublin_core":{"Title":"Operation of library service for persons with disabilities; agreement with The Library of Virginia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-74","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> is hereby authorized to maintain and operate a library service for persons who are blind, vision impaired, and disabled who are eligible for such services pursuant to the Pratt-Smoot Act (P.L. 89-522). Special materials<\/span> that are provided through this program may include but are not limited to sound reproduction machines such as tape players and record players; talking book records; magnetic tapes; large print books; Braille books; book holders; page turners; captioned films for the deaf; and special electronic devices used as reading aids. The Department<\/span> may enter into an agreement or agreements with The Library of Virginia for the purpose of receiving federal funds for the operation of this program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPERATION OF LIBRARY SERVICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AGREEMENT WITH THE\nLIBRARY OF VIRGINIA (\u00a7 51.5-74)\n\nThe Department is hereby authorized to maintain and operate a library service\nfor persons who are blind, vision impaired, and disabled who are eligible for\nsuch services pursuant to the Pratt-Smoot Act (P.L. 89-522). Special materials\nthat are provided through this program may include but are not limited to sound\nreproduction machines such as tape players and record players; talking book\nrecords; magnetic tapes; large print books; Braille books; book holders; page\nturners; captioned films for the deaf; and special electronic devices used as\nreading aids. The Department may enter into an agreement or agreements with The\nLibrary of Virginia for the purpose of receiving federal funds for the operation\nof this program.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-167.2; 1968, c. 19, \u00a7 63.1-74.1; 1980, c. 4; 1992, c.\n755; 1994, c. 64; 2002, c. 747.","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}}