§ 45.2-718 Removal of supports
A. No person shall deliberately remove any support in an active area unless equivalent protection is provided.
B. Any person who accidentally knocks out or dislodges a support shall promptly replace the support.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as §§ 45-68.1 and 45-68.3. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1975, chapter 520; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1980, chapter 338; in 1982, chapter 234; in 1988, chapter 577; in 1994, chapter 28; in 2021, chapter 387 of the Special Session I.
Code 1950, §§ 45-68.1, 45-68.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-41; 1975, c. 520; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 338; 1982, c. 234; 1988, c. 577; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.119; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.