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Would a Virginia bar kick out Virtus if pastie-less?

By Marks & Katz, LLC

Virginia's state seal has a bared breast.  Virginia's above-displayed seal shows a half bare-breasted Virtus. under current Virginia law, if Virtus walked into a Virginia bar, she would either be required to cover up with pasties or something more modest, or to leave.  A Virginia law that took effect this year provides for the suspension or revocation of a liquor license where one finds "entertainment of an obscene nature, entertainment commonly called stripteasing, topless entertaining, or entertainment that has employees who are not clad both above and below the waist or (ii) [ ] employees who solicit the sale of alcoholic beverages. The provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).