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HB 812 Military grave markers; prohibits sale or offers for sale.

Introduced by: Albert C. Eisenberg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Sale of military grave markers prohibited; civil penalty. Provides that any person who sells or offers for sale any military grave marker of one or more deceased persons who served in the military service of the Commonwealth, the United States, or any of the states thereof, shall be assessed a $100 civil penalty payable to the Literary Fund. The provisions do not apply to the sale if the grave marker was (i) conveyed with real property to which it remains affixed, (ii) sold or offered for sale following manufacture or fabrication and prior to initial installation or dedication, or (iii) lawfully acquired. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2005.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Memorials for war veterans; unlawful sale prohibited; penalty. Provides that any person who sells a soldier's grave marker or memorial is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Memorials for war veterans; unlawful sale prohibited; penalty. Provides that if any person unlawfully destroys, defaces, damages or removes with the intent to sell any monument or memorial for war veterans described in § 15.2-1812, or any monument erected for the purpose of marking the site of any engagement fought during the War between the States, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.