                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNLAWFUL ACTS; PENALTIES (§ 18.2-391)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, rent or loan to a juvenile,
knowing or having reason to know that such person is a juvenile, or to knowingly
display for commercial purpose in a manner whereby juveniles may examine and
peruse:

   1. Any picture, photography, drawing, sculpture, motion picture in any format
   or medium, video or computer game, electronic file or message containing an
   image, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the
   human body which depicts sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct or
   sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles, or

   2. Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, electronic
   file or message containing words, or sound recording which contains any matter
   enumerated in subdivision 1 of this subsection, or explicit and detailed
   verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct
   or sadomasochistic abuse and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to juveniles.
   				However, if a person uses services of an Internet service provider or an
   electronic mail service provider in committing acts prohibited under this
   subsection, such Internet service provider or electronic mail service provider
   shall not be held responsible for violating this subsection.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell to a juvenile an
admission ticket or pass, or knowingly to admit a juvenile to premises whereon
there is exhibited a motion picture, show or other presentation which, in whole
or in part, depicts sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic
abuse and which is harmful to juveniles or to exhibit any such motion picture at
any such premises which are not designed to prevent viewing from any public way
of such motion picture by juveniles not admitted to any such premises.

C. It shall be unlawful for any juvenile falsely to represent to any person
mentioned in subsection A or subsection B hereof, or to his agent, that such
juvenile is 18 years of age or older, with the intent to procure any material
set forth in subsection A, or with the intent to procure such juvenile&#8217;s
admission to any motion picture, show or other presentation, as set forth in
subsection B.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a false representation
to any person mentioned in subsection A or subsection B hereof or to his agent,
that he is the parent or guardian of any juvenile, or that any juvenile is 18
years of age, with the intent to procure any material set forth in subsection A,
or with the intent to procure such juvenile&#8217;s admission to any motion
picture, show or other presentation, as set forth in subsection B.

E. No person shall sell, rent, or loan any item described in subdivision A 1 or
A 2 to any individual who does not demonstrate his age in accordance with the
provisions of subsection B of &#xA7; 18.2-371.2.

F. A violation of subsection A, B, C, or D is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person or
separate retail establishment who violates subsection E shall be liable for a
civil penalty not to exceed $100 for a first violation, a civil penalty not to
exceed $200 for a second violation, and a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for a
third or subsequent violation.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-236.7; 1970, c. 560; 1972, c. 421; 1975, cc. 14, 15;
1976, c. 504; 1985, c. 506; 1987, c. 356; 1999, c. 936; 2000, c. 1009; 2001, c.
451; 2006, c. 463.