Section 8.01-324 of the Code of Virginia does apply to someone, just not to me...





It turns out that Section 8.01-324 of the Code of Virginia does actually apply to someone, it just isn't me. I don't publish a newspaper. I am not required to post legal notices. It does appear though that both The Daily Progress and Cville Weekly do. All I know is that people I've talked to at both papers don't seem to recall ever having to do this before, which is really kind of odd. I don't really understand why I am being asked to fulfill requirements in this section of the Code of Virginia in order to be able to make a FOIA request. I really wish someone involved with attempting to make me fulfill these requirements would explain it to me.








I am told that neither the Code of Virginia or the Virginia Freedom of Information Act define the terms "newspaper", "magazine", or "circulation". They don't define the term "journalist" either. The legislation is so woefully outdated that it barely even mentions much of anything having to do with current, everyday technology. Perhaps that's why I'm being punished, because the state of Virginia is stuck in the past? 







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