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and\n\n3\n\nProvide that any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a violation of the ordinance.\n\nC\n\nCivil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the locality where the offense occurred and shall be expended solely for public health purposes.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1302097,"text":"Any locality, by ordinance, may designate reasonable no-smoking areas within an outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by that locality.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1302098,"text":"An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":1302099,"text":"Require the locality to install adequate signs within each outdoor amphitheater or concert venue that designate the no-smoking areas within such outdoor amphitheater or concert venue;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":1302100,"text":"Provide that no person shall smoke in any area or place designated as a no-smoking area and that any person who continues to smoke in such area or place after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0713\">713<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1383555,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349389,"identifier":"15.2-926.4","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/1\/15.2-926.4","url":"\/15.2-926.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-926.4\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/1\/15.2-926.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-926.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, may designate reasonable no-smoking areas within an outdoor amphitheater or concert <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span> owned by that <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1302097\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> An <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> adopted pursuant to this section shall: <a id=\"paragraph-1302098\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Require the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> to install adequate signs within each outdoor amphitheater or concert <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span> that designate the no-smoking areas within such outdoor amphitheater or concert <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1302099\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Provide that no person shall smoke in any area or place designated as a no-smoking area and that any person who continues to smoke in such area or place after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of not more than $25; and <a id=\"paragraph-1302100\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Provide that any <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> regarding a violation of the <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1302101\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> where the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> occurred and shall be expended solely for public health purposes. <a id=\"paragraph-1302102\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-926.4\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF SMOKING IN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER OR CONCERT VENUE; CIVIL PENALTY\n(\u00a7 15.2-926.4)\n\nA. Any locality, by ordinance, may designate reasonable no-smoking areas within\nan outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by that locality.\n\nB. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall:\n\n   1. Require the locality to install adequate signs within each outdoor\n   amphitheater or concert venue that designate the no-smoking areas within such\n   outdoor amphitheater or concert venue;\n\n   2. Provide that no person shall smoke in any area or place designated as a\n   no-smoking area and that any person who continues to smoke in such area or\n   place after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a\n   civil penalty of not more than $25; and\n\n   3. Provide that any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a\n   violation of the ordinance.\n\nC. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the treasury\nof the locality where the offense occurred and shall be expended solely for\npublic health purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 713.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}