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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":359841,"section_number":"33.2-1232","catch_line":"Prohibition of false and misleading signs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1232\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1432723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359842,"identifier":"33.2-1233","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/2\/33.2-1233","url":"\/33.2-1233\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1233\/","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/2\/33.2-1233","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for violation of \u00a7 33.2-1232","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1233","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person who violates any of the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Prohibition of false and misleading signs\" href=\"\/33.2-1232\/\">33.2-1232<\/a> shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10 for each <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>, and it shall be deemed a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> for the same person to erect, or permit to be erected, a similar sign at each of two or more places.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF \u00a7 33.2-1232 (\u00a7 33.2-1233)\n\nAny person who violates any of the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-1232 shall be subject\nto a fine not to exceed $10 for each offense, and it shall be deemed a separate\noffense for the same person to erect, or permit to be erected, a similar sign at\neach of two or more places.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-325; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-380; 2014, c. 805.","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"}}