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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 17. Libraries And Cultural Resources
Agency 5. Board of Historic Resources
Chapter 40. Regulations Governing Contextualization of Monuments or Memorials for Certain War Veterans
11/15/2025

17VAC5-40-30. General provisions.

A. After fulfilling the requirements set forth in § 15.2-1812 B of the Code of Virginia, any locality proposing to contextualize any monument or memorial shall submit an application to the department and obtain approval of the application from the board. No contextualization text shall be produced anywhere on or near a monument or memorial except on a marker approved by the board.

B. No marker shall be erected or placed on or near a monument or memorial without approval from the board.

C. If a marker is erected without having received approval from the board, then such marker must be removed. If contextualization text is produced on or near a monument or memorial on anything other than a marker approved by the board, such contextualization text must be removed.

D. If the board has approved contextualization text and an application and a locality subsequently desires to change the contextualization text or marker, then the locality must submit a new application for such change.

E. Markers shall differ in style and appearance from state historical markers and shall display on the face of the marker prominent notice of the governing body or the governing body's agent that funded its production and erection. The contextualization text on a marker shall adhere to the formatting guidelines as described in the application.

F. Any marker that is erected shall be the property of the locality.

G. The locality shall be responsible for covering all expenses associated with producing and installing the marker.

H. The locality shall be responsible for covering all expenses associated with removing (i) any unapproved marker installed by the locality and (ii) any contextualization text that is produced on or near a monument or memorial that is not on a marker approved by the board.

I. The name of the locality and the year the marker was created shall appear on the marker.

J. Only one contextualization text per monument or memorial will be approved by the board. Such contextualization text may be produced on one or more markers.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-2204 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 4, eff. November 5, 2025.

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