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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349389</law_id><section_number>15.2-926.4</section_number><catch_line>Regulation of smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">General Powers of Local Governments</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Public Health and Safety; Nuisances</unit></structure><text>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section></text><history>2019, c. 713.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
