§ 42.1-73. Concealment of book or other property while on premises of library; removal of book or other property from library
Whoever, without authority, with the intention of converting to his own or another’s use, willfully conceals a book or other library property, while still on the premises of such library, or willfully or without authority removes any book or other property from any of the above libraries or collections shall be deemed guilty of larceny […]
§ 42.1-73.1. Exemption from liability for arrest of suspected person; electronic article surveillance devices
A library or agent or employee of the library causing the arrest of any person pursuant to the provisions of § 42.1-73, shall not be held civilly liable for unlawful detention, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, false arrest, or assault and battery of the person so arrested, whether such arrest takes place on the premises […]
§ 42.1-67. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 397.
§ 42.1-70. Assessment for law library as part of costs in civil actions; contributions from bar associations
Any county, city, or town may, through its governing body, assess as part of the costs incident to each civil action filed in the courts located within its boundaries a sum not in excess of $4. The imposition of such assessment shall be by ordinance of the governing body, which ordinance may provide for different […]
§ 42.1-71. Establishment of regional law libraries by governing bodies
Any two or more adjoining counties or cities assessing costs as provided in § 42.1-70 may jointly establish a regional law library, and each such regional library shall be open to the public. 1977, c. 145.
§ 42.1-72. Injuring or destroying books and other property of libraries
Any person who willfully, maliciously or wantonly writes upon, injures, defaces, tears, cuts, mutilates, or destroys any book or other library property belonging to or in the custody of any public, county or regional library, The Library of Virginia, other repository of public records, museums or any library or collection belonging to or in the […]
§ 42.1-63. Regulation of State Law Library
The Supreme Court shall have the power to make and enforce such rules and orders for the regulation of the State Law Library, and the use thereof, as it determines is appropriate. Code 1950, § 42-16; 1970, c. 606; 1977, c. 397; 1989, c. 704; 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-64. Who may use Library
The Governor and other state officers at the seat of government, the Reporter of the Supreme Court, members of the General Assembly and an individual designated by a member of the General Assembly to perform legal research, judges of courts, and practicing attorneys in good standing, and such other persons as the Supreme Court shall […]
§ 42.1-65. Local law libraries in charge of circuit court clerks; computer research services; expenses
A. If the members of the bar practicing in any county or city of the Commonwealth shall procure by voluntary contribution a law library with a value of at least $500 for the use of the courts held in such county or city, and of the bar practicing therein, it shall be the duty of […]
§ 42.1-66. Circuit courts to enforce rules for government of such libraries
The observance of the rules so prescribed and approved may be enforced by a circuit court sitting within the area served by the particular local or regional library by such summary process and judgment as shall be provided by such rules. Code 1950, § 42-19; 1962, c. 515; 1970, c. 606; 1977, c. 397.