                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NONDISCRIMINATION IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION; DEFINITIONS (§ 2.2-3904)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Age&#8221; means being an individual who is at least 18 years of age.
			&#8220;Place of public accommodation&#8221; means all places or businesses
offering or holding out to the general public goods, services, privileges,
facilities, advantages, or accommodations.

B. It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, including the
owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any
place of public accommodation, to refuse, withhold from, or deny any individual,
or to attempt to refuse, withhold from, or deny any individual, directly or
indirectly, any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, services, or
privileges made available in any place of public accommodation, or to segregate
or discriminate against any such person in the use thereof, or to publish,
circulate, issue, display, post, or mail, either directly or indirectly, any
communication, notice, or advertisement to the effect that any of the
accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services of any such
place shall be refused, withheld from, or denied to any individual on the basis
of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth
or related medical conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital
status, disability, or military status.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a private club, a place of
accommodation owned by or operated on behalf of a religious corporation,
association, or society that is not in fact open to the public, or any other
establishment that is not in fact open to the public.

D. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (i) discrimination against
individuals who are less than 18 years of age or (ii) the provision of special
benefits, incentives, discounts, or promotions by public or private programs to
assist persons who are 50 years of age or older.

E. The provisions of this section shall not supersede or interfere with any
state law or local ordinance that prohibits a person under the age of 21 from
entering a place of public accommodation.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 1140; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 477, 478; 2024, cc. 266, 334.