                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PURPOSE OF CHAPTER (§ 59.1-256)

The purpose of this chapter is to establish fair and open procedures for the
bidding and negotiation for the right to exhibit motion pictures within the
Commonwealth in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and
unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution
within the Commonwealth, to promote fair and effective competition in that
business, and to ensure that exhibitors have the opportunity to view a motion
picture and know its contents before committing themselves to exhibiting it in
their communities.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 764.