Bill Text: VA SB667 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Public assembly; regulation of attire.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-30 - Passed by indefinitely in Local Government (7-Y 6-N) [SB667 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-SB667-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-925.01 as follows:
§15.2-925.01. Regulation, etc., of attire, accessories at permitted assemblies or movement of persons.
Any locality may pass an ordinance to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the wearing of any combination of attire or weaponry commonly associated with military combat, paramilitary operations, or warfare that gives a reasonable person the impression that the wearer is an on-duty member of the United States Armed Forces, an official law-enforcement agency, or the militia during any permitted assembly of persons or movement of persons or vehicles if such attire constitutes a threat to the public safety or welfare.
Such regulation, restriction, or prohibition shall not apply to any active member of the United States Armed Forces, law-enforcement officer, historical reenactor, or actor in a public performance or film production.
