State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Virginia > Title-10-1 > Chapter-23 > 10-1-2303§ 10.1-2303. Control of archaeological sites; authority of Director tocontract.
A. The Commonwealth of Virginia reserves to itself, through the Director, theexclusive right and privilege of field investigation on sites that are onstate-controlled land. The Director shall first obtain all permits of otherstate agencies required by law. The Director is authorized to permit othersto conduct such investigations.
B. All objects of antiquity derived from or found on state-controlled landshall remain the property of the Commonwealth.
(1977, c. 424, §§ 10-150.4, 10-150.6; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, § 10.1-904;1989, c. 656.)
