A. No person shall possess or drink any alcoholic beverage in or upon the grounds of any public elementary or secondary school during school hours or school or student activities.
B. In addition, no person shall drink and no organization shall serve any alcoholic beverage in or upon the grounds of any public elementary or secondary school after school hours or school or student activities, except for religious congregations using wine for sacramental purposes only.
C. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
D. This section shall not prohibit any person from possessing or drinking alcoholic beverages or any organization from serving alcoholic beverages in areas approved by the Board at a performing arts center owned by the City of Alexandria or the City of Portsmouth, provided the organization operating the performing arts center or its lessee has a license granted by the Board.
1954, c. 651, § 4-78.1; 1982, c. 288; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 866; 1994, c. 844; 1997, cc. 784, 837; 2007, c. 813.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 3 - Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters
§ 4.1-300. Illegal manufacture and bottling; penalty
§ 4.1-301. Conspiracy to violate § 4.1-300; penalty
§ 4.1-302. Illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in general; penalty
§ 4.1-302.1. Use of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-302.2. Sale, purchase, use of powdered or crystalline alcohol prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-303. Purchase of alcoholic beverages from person not authorized to sell; penalty
§ 4.1-304. Persons to whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold; proof of legal age; penalty
§ 4.1-306. Purchasing alcoholic beverages for one to whom they may not be sold; penalty; forfeiture
§ 4.1-309. Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages in or on public school grounds; penalty
§ 4.1-309.1. Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage while operating a school bus; penalty
§ 4.1-310.1. Delivery of wine or beer to retail licensee
§ 4.1-311. Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty
§ 4.1-313. Possessing, transporting, etc., alcoholic beverages illegally acquired; penalty
§ 4.1-314. Keeping, possessing, or storing still or distilling apparatus without a permit; penalty
§ 4.1-316. Keeping or drinking alcoholic beverages upon premises of club; penalty
§ 4.1-317. Maintaining common nuisances; penalties
§ 4.1-318. Violations by armed person; penalty
§ 4.1-319. Disobeying subpoena; hindering conduct of hearing; penalty
§ 4.1-320. Illegal advertising; penalty; exception
§ 4.1-321. Delivery of alcoholic beverages to prisoners in jail prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-322. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; penalty
§ 4.1-323. Attempts; aiding or abetting; penalty
§ 4.1-324. Illegal sale or keeping of alcoholic beverages by licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-325. Prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-325.01. Combined licenses for same premises
§ 4.1-325.1. Falsifying application; penalty
§ 4.1-325.2. Prohibited acts by employees of wine or beer licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-326. Sale of; purchase for resale; wine or beer from a person without a license; penalty
§ 4.1-327. Prohibiting transfer of wine or beer by licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-328. Prohibited trade practices; penalty
§ 4.1-329. Illegal advertising materials; penalty
§ 4.1-330. Solicitation by persons interested in manufacture, etc., of alcoholic beverages; penalty
§ 4.1-332. Nonpayment of excise tax on beer, wine coolers, and wine; additional penalties
§ 4.1-333. Interdiction of intoxicated driver
§ 4.1-335. Enjoining nuisances
§ 4.1-336. Contraband beverages and other articles subject to forfeiture
§ 4.1-338. Confiscation proceedings; disposition of forfeited articles
§ 4.1-339. Search and seizure of conveyances or vehicles used in violation of law; arrests
§ 4.1-346. Contraband beverages
§ 4.1-348. Beverages not licensed under this subtitle
§ 4.1-349. Punishment for violations of title or regulations; bond
§ 4.1-350. Witness not excused from testifying because of self-incrimination
§ 4.1-351. Previous convictions
§ 4.1-352. Certificate of forensic scientist as evidence; requiring forensic scientist to appear
§ 4.1-353. Label on sealed container prima facie evidence of alcoholic content
§ 4.1-354. No recovery for alcoholic beverages illegally sold