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The Department acting on behalf of the blind shall have first priority in assuming the operation of such vending stand or business enterprise through placement of a properly trained blind person in such vacancy. This section shall not apply to vending stands or other business enterprises operated in (i) local government buildings, (ii) the State Capitol, or (iii) the legislative office buildings that shall be subject to the control of the Rules Committee of the House of Delegates and the Rules Committee of the Senate. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any locality may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for the Department to have first priority in assuming the operation of any vending stand or business enterprise located in a local government building.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233889,"text":"When any vending stand or other business enterprise operated in a public building becomes vacant or a vacancy is created through the construction or acquisition of new public buildings or renovation or expansion of existing public buildings, the existence of such vacancies shall be made known to the Department. The Department acting on behalf of the blind shall have first priority in assuming the operation of such vending stand or business enterprise through placement of a properly trained blind person in such vacancy. This section shall not apply to vending stands or other business enterprises operated in (i) local government buildings, (ii) the State Capitol, or (iii) the legislative office buildings that shall be subject to the control of the Rules Committee of the House of Delegates and the Rules Committee of the Senate. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 578; in 1978, chapter 497; in 1979, chapter 528; in 1992, chapter 755; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 805<\/a> and 836<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236571,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64248,"identifier":"51.5-89","token":"51.5\/12\/4\/51.5-89","url":"\/51.5-89\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-89\/","token":"51.5\/12\/4\/51.5-89","dublin_core":{"Title":"Placement of blind persons in vacancies by Department; vending stands in Capitol; regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-89","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any vending stand<\/span> or other business enterprise<\/span> operated in a public building becomes vacant or a vacancy is created through the construction or acquisition of new public buildings or renovation or expansion of existing public buildings, the existence of such vacancies shall be made known to the Department<\/span>. The Department<\/span> acting on behalf of the blind shall have first priority in assuming the operation of such vending stand<\/span> or business enterprise<\/span> through placement of a properly trained blind person<\/span> in such vacancy. This section shall not apply to vending stands<\/span> or other business enterprises<\/span> operated in (i) local government buildings, (ii) the State Capitol, or (iii) the legislative office buildings that shall be subject to the control of the Rules Committee of the House of Delegates and the Rules Committee of the Senate. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any locality may, by ordinance<\/span> or resolution, provide for the Department<\/span> to have first priority in assuming the operation of any vending stand<\/span> or business enterprise<\/span> located in a local government building.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLACEMENT OF BLIND PERSONS IN VACANCIES BY DEPARTMENT; VENDING STANDS IN\nCAPITOL; REGULATIONS (\u00a7 51.5-89)\n\nWhen any vending stand or other business enterprise operated in a public\nbuilding becomes vacant or a vacancy is created through the construction or\nacquisition of new public buildings or renovation or expansion of existing\npublic buildings, the existence of such vacancies shall be made known to the\nDepartment. The Department acting on behalf of the blind shall have first\npriority in assuming the operation of such vending stand or business enterprise\nthrough placement of a properly trained blind person in such vacancy. This\nsection shall not apply to vending stands or other business enterprises operated\nin (i) local government buildings, (ii) the State Capitol, or (iii) the\nlegislative office buildings that shall be subject to the control of the Rules\nCommittee of the House of Delegates and the Rules Committee of the Senate.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of this section, any locality may, by ordinance\nor resolution, provide for the Department to have first priority in assuming the\noperation of any vending stand or business enterprise located in a local\ngovernment building.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-204.14; 1950, p. 6; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-155; 1978,\nc. 497; 1979, c. 528; 1992, c. 755; 2002, c. 747; 2012, cc. 805, 836.","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}}