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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 776 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 575<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1487699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372945,"identifier":"59.1-310.1","token":"59.1\/24.1\/59.1-310.1","url":"\/59.1-310.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-310.1\/","token":"59.1\/24.1\/59.1-310.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-310.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:<\/p>

“Fitzpatrick scale<\/span>” means the following scale for classifying a skin type, based on the skin’s reaction to the first 10 to 45 minutes of sun exposure after the winter season:<\/p>

“Owner<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who owns or operates a tanning facility<\/span>.<\/p>

“Person<\/span>” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association.<\/p>

“Phototherapy device<\/span>” means a piece of equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and that is used by a health care provider in the treatment of a disease.<\/p>

“Tanning device<\/span>” means any equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers and that is used for tanning of human skin, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, or tanning bed. The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers, and handrails.<\/p>

“Tanning facility<\/span>” means a business that provides persons<\/span> access to tanning devices<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-310.1)\n\nAs used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:\n\n“Fitzpatrick scale” means the following scale for classifying a skin\ntype, based on the skin’s reaction to the first 10 to 45 minutes of sun\nexposure after the winter season:\n\n“Owner” means a person who owns or operates a tanning facility.\n\n“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited\nliability company or association.\n\n“Phototherapy device” means a piece of equipment that emits\nultraviolet radiation and that is used by a health care provider in the\ntreatment of a disease.\n\n“Tanning device” means any equipment that emits electromagnetic\nradiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers and that is\nused for tanning of human skin, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, or tanning\nbed. The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective\neyewear, timers, and handrails.\n\n“Tanning facility” means a business that provides persons access to\ntanning devices.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 776; 2007, c. 575.","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"}}