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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64773</law_id><section_number>18.2-381</section_number><catch_line>Punishment for subsequent offenses; additional penalty for owner</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>17.1-805</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Crimes Involving Morals and Decency</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">Obscenity and Related Offenses</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, firm, association or corporation convicted of a second or other subsequent <span class="dictionary">offense</span> under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Production, publication, sale, possession, etc., of obscene items" href="/18.2-374/">18.2-374</a>, <a class="law" title="Obscene exhibitions and performances" href="/18.2-375/">18.2-375</a>, <a class="law" title="Advertising, etc., obscene items, exhibitions or performances" href="/18.2-376/">18.2-376</a>, <a class="law" title="Placards, posters, bills, etc" href="/18.2-377/">18.2-377</a>, <a class="law" title="Coercing acceptance of obscene articles or publications" href="/18.2-378/">18.2-378</a>, or <a class="law" title="Employing or permitting minor to assist in offense under article" href="/18.2-379/">18.2-379</a> is guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>. However, if the person, firm, association or corporation convicted of such subsequent <span class="dictionary">offense</span> is the owner of the business establishment where each of the <span class="dictionary">offenses</span> occurred, a fine of not more than $10,000 shall be imposed in addition to the penalties otherwise prescribed by this section.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-236.1; 1960, c. 233; 1968, c. 662; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 412; 2015, c. 428.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
