Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-373 — Obscene items enumerated
Virginia § 18.2-373
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 8CRIMES INVOLVING MORALS AND DECENCY
Art. 5OBSCENITY AND RELATED OFFENSES
This text of Virginia § 18.2-373 (Obscene items enumerated) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-373 (2026).
Text
Obscene items shall include:
(1)Any obscene book;
(2)Any obscene leaflet, pamphlet, magazine, booklet, picture, painting, bumper sticker, drawing, photograph, film, negative, slide, motion picture, videotape recording;
(3)Any obscene figure, object, article, instrument, novelty device, or recording or transcription used or intended to be used in disseminating any obscene song, ballad, words, or sounds; or
(4)Any obscene writing, picture or similar visual representation, or sound recording, stored in an electronic or other medium retrievable in a perceivable form.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-229; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 293; 1989, c. 546; 2000, c. 1009.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 18.2-1
Repealing clause§ 18.2-102
Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat; consent; accessories or accomplices§ 18.2-102.1
Removal of shopping cart from store premises§ 18.2-103.1
Organized retail theft; penalty§ 18.2-104
Repealed§ 18.2-104.1
Liability upon conviction under § 18.2-103§ 18.2-105
Repealed§ 18.2-105.1
Detention of suspected shoplifter§ 18.2-106
"Agents of the merchant" definedCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-373, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-373.