CODE OF VIRGINIA

ISSUANCE OF THEATRICAL PERMIT (§ 40.1-102)

No permit shall be issued unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the
environment in which the drama, play, performance, concert or entertainment is
to be produced is a proper environment for the child and that the conditions of
such employment are not detrimental to the health or morals of such child and
that the child’s education will not be neglected or hampered by its
participation in such drama, play, performance, concert or entertainment.
Applications for permits and every permit granted shall specify the name, age
and sex of each child, together with such other facts as may be necessary for
the proper identification of each child and the dates when, and the theaters or
other places of amusement in which such drama, play, performance, concert or
entertainment is to be produced and shall specify the name of the drama, play,
performance, concert or entertainment in which each child is permitted to
participate. Such application shall be filed with the Commissioner not less than
five days before the date of such drama, play, performance, concert or
entertainment. A permit shall be revocable by the Commissioner should it be
found that the environment in which the drama, play, performance, concert or
entertainment is being produced is not a proper environment for the child and
that the conditions of such employment are detrimental to the health or morals
of such child. The Commissioner shall prescribe and supply the forms required
for carrying out the provisions of this section.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 40-111; 1960, c. 434; 1970, c. 321.