                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTROL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR TO CONTRACT (§
10.1-2303)

A. The Commonwealth of Virginia reserves to itself, through the Director, the
exclusive right and privilege of field investigation on sites that are on
state-controlled land. The Director shall first obtain all permits of other
state agencies required by law. The Director is authorized to permit others to
conduct such investigations.

B. All objects of antiquity derived from or found on state-controlled land shall
remain the property of the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 424, §§ 10-150.4, 10-150.6; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, §
10.1-904; 1989, c. 656.