CODE OF VIRGINIA

FORTUNE-TELLERS, CLAIRVOYANTS AND PRACTITIONERS OF PALMISTRY (§ 58.1-3726)

For the purpose of license taxation pursuant to § 58.1-3703, any person who,
for compensation, shall pretend to tell fortunes, assume to act as a
clairvoyant, or to practice palmistry or phrenology shall be deemed a
fortune-teller. No license tax on fortune-tellers imposed pursuant to this
chapter shall exceed $ 1,000 per year. The governing body of any county, city or
town may provide that any person who engages in business as a fortune-teller
without the license required shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-377.1; 1982, c. 633; 1984, c. 675.