Virginia Legal Guide

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This page collects information involving Virginia from across the Digital Media Law Project website. On the right you will find listings of recent legal threats and blog posts that concern Virginia residents or law. As we add new content to the site that pertains to Virginia, you will be able to find it all right here.

Many of the pages in the legal guide discuss law that is applicable in Virginia. For that reason, the Virginia specific pages are interspersed throughout the guide. You can access the Virginia pages in a number of ways.

First, you can browse the legal guide section by section. You will find Virginia pages inserted in the guide at points where Virginia law diverges from the general summary of law included in the guide or where a more detailed explanation of Virginia law is warranted. The list of legal guide sections appears at the bottom of this page.

Second, you can search for Virginia specific information by going to our Search Page and limiting your keyword search to pages that are tagged with Virginia. You can also search in multiple jurisdictions or limit your search by subject area.

Third, you can click on one of the page titles listed below. Doing so will take you directly to that page in the guide.

To jump to a specific Virginia page, select one of the titles below:

Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech

Becoming a Sole Proprietor in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Becoming a Sole Proprietor

Forming a Partnership in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations in Virginia
Found under the section:
Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations by State

Forming an LLC in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming an LLC

Forming a Corporation in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Corporation

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Nonprofit

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in Washington
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Nonprofit

Business Pursuits Exclusion in Virginia
Found under the section:
Insurance Exclusions for Business Pursuits

Virginia Intrusion Law
Found under the section:
Elements of an Intrusion Claim

Virginia Statute of Limitations for Intrusion Claims
Found under the section:
Statute of Limitations for Intrusion

Virginia Recording Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Recording

Virginia Protections for Sources and Source Material
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Sources and Source Material

Access to Public Records in Virginia
Found under the section:
Access to Records from State Governments

Open Meetings Laws in Virgina
Found under the section:
Access to State and Local Government Meetings

Access to Virginia Court Proceedings
Found under the section:
State Court Proceedings

Virginia State Court Records
Found under the section:
State Court Records

Trade Secrets Law in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Trade Secrets

Publication of Private Facts in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Publication of Private Facts

Retraction Law in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Retractions

Anti-SLAPP Law in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: SLAPPs

Virginia Defamation Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Defamation

Virginia: False Light
Found under the section:
State Law: False Light

Virginia: Documenting Your Vote (2008)
Found under the section:
State Law: Documenting Your Vote

Forming a Partnership in Virginia
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Virginia Right of Publicity Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Right of Publicity