§ 10.1-2306. Violations; penalty
A. It is unlawful to intentionally deface, damage, destroy, displace, disturb, or remove any object of antiquity on any designated state archaeological site, state-controlled land, or land owned by a battlefield preservation organization or on which such organization holds an easement. B. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 1977, c. 424, […]
§ 10.1-2301. Duties of Director
The Director shall: 1. Coordinate all archaeological research on state-controlled land and in state archaeological sites and zones; 2. Coordinate a survey of significant archaeological sites located on state-controlled land, and upon request, survey and officially recognize significant archaeological sites on privately owned property; 3. Identify, evaluate, preserve and protect sites and objects of antiquity […]
§ 10.1-2302. Permit required to conduct field investigations; ownership of objects of antiquity; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to conduct any type of field investigation, exploration, or recovery operation involving the removal, destruction, or disturbance of any object of antiquity on state-controlled land, or on a state archaeological site or zone, without first receiving a permit from the Director. B. The Director may issue a permit […]
§ 10.1-2303. Control of archaeological sites; authority of Director to contract
A. The Commonwealth of Virginia reserves to itself, through the Director, the exclusive right and privilege of field investigation on sites that are on state-controlled land. The Director shall first obtain all permits of other state agencies required by law. The Director is authorized to permit others to conduct such investigations. B. All objects of […]
§ 10.1-2304. Designating archaeological sites and zones
The Director may designate state archaeological sites and state archaeological zones on private property or on property owned by any county, city or town, or board or authority organized to perform local or regional functions in the Commonwealth provided that the Director secures the express prior written consent of the owner of the property involved. […]
§ 10.1-2305. Permit required for the archaeological excavation of human remains
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any type of archaeological field investigation involving the removal of human skeletal remains or associated artifacts from any unmarked human burial regardless of age of an archaeological site and regardless of ownership without first receiving a permit from the Director. B. Where unmarked burials are […]
§ 10.1-2300. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Battlefield preservation organization” means a private nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is the preservation of one or more historical battlefields, including a battlefield property as defined in § 10.1-2200. “Field investigation” means the study of the traces of human culture at any site […]