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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349407</law_id><section_number>15.2-942</section_number><catch_line>Local government participation in certain events</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="3" identifier="3">Economic Development; Tourism; Historic Preservation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may provide for the re-creation and portrayal of important historical or cultural events associated with or which have taken place within the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>. Such <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Enter into agreements with public or private nonprofit organizations to stage and promote such events; <a id="paragraph-1302148" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Charge admission to such events, permit street vending, the sale of food, beverages, and merchandise related to and compatible with the objectives of the public celebration arranged for such events, or to delegate to such organizations the authority to do so; <a id="paragraph-1302149" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Delegate to such organizations the collection of license fees from vendors; <a id="paragraph-1302150" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Require a <span class="dictionary">surety</span> <span class="dictionary">bond</span> adequate to protect the public interest; <a id="paragraph-1302151" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Restrict traffic on designated streets for the duration of the events; and <a id="paragraph-1302152" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Make gifts by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> to such organizations from its treasury in furtherance of the re-creation and portrayal of such important historical or cultural events. <a id="paragraph-1302153" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-942/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1984, c. 588, &#xA7; 15.1-28.6; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
