Since all of you unlucky souls have to work over the summer, and because I have nothing better to do, I figured I would do my civic responsibility and summarize the major changes in Virginia law that were officially enacted today. I mean, lets face it, the last thing any of you need is another arrest on your record, so pay close attention, class. These are some of the major changes to our Commonwealth’s laws beginning July 1, 2008:

• Animal Cruelty Laws Toughened - In light of the Michael Vick trial (discussed on cVillain HERE and in countless other threads), Virginia has decided to get tough on the punishment of animal abusers. Beginning today, attending an organized animal fight will be a felony. It will be also be a felony to use any substance or equipment to enhance an animal’s ability to fight. Cockfighting as a sport is now officially illegal in the state of Virginia as well.

• Mental Health System Reform - In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings (Parlie honored the rememberance of that horrible tragedy here), the General Assembly passed legislation to change the way the state identifies, monitors, and treats the mentally ill. To facilitate the proper treatment of mentally unstable individuals (and so they are unable to purchase firearms), new laws will help improve the exchange of mental health records. »Read More

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While we may think that a culturally superior Charlottesville doesn’t face the strange laws of our Virginian relatives, but the truth hurts.  This time it’s about Halloween, slugs and pool halls…
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I was inspired to go look through the Virginia laws the other day and I found some pretty surprising stuff. What do raccoons and oral sex have in common? Well, they are all part of the Virginia code in ways that you probably wouldn’t guess.

While searching, I also discovered that a lot of the weird laws we’d heard about actually weren’t true. Apparently, it is legal to have sex in positions other than “missionary” and you can drive a car while barefoot in Virginia.

But, what about those weird things that are still illegal in Virginia? You can find out after the break…

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