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Posted - 01/19/2005 : 11:24:50 PM
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From the American Association for Nude Recreation:
Virginia further limits nudist youth parental rights
Recent developments from the Virginia General Assembly
Dear AANR Members, Club Owners and friends:
Yesterday, Delegate Carrico of the Virginia General Assembly introduced HB 2806, further restricting nude recreation for all juveniles in Virginia. This message is to provide you with a summary of the bill and to let you know what we are doing about it.
Last year you may remember that Representative Jack Reid introduced and passed HB 158. That bill prohibited issuing a license to any hotel, campground or summer camp conducting a "nudist camp for juveniles." A "nudist camp for juveniles" was defined as a hotel, campground or summer attended by openly nude juveniles without their parents also being present.
When HB 158 was considered on the house floor, Representative Carrico was the lone NO vote. Carrico later explained that he didn't feel HB 158 went far enough. Now Carrico's bill would delete the current law's limitation to cases where youths are present without their parents.
Thus, it broadens the definition of nudist camp for juveniles to include all hotels, campgrounds and summer camps with openly nude juveniles, regardless of whether the juvenile's parent or legal guardian is also registered and present or not. The bill effectively bans minors from being present at nudist resorts in Virginia.
AANR and AANR East, along with AANR East legal counsel, are currently lining up a lobbyist and conducting research to assess the bill prospects and plan our defense. We ask you do take no action at this time but to be ready to do so when it is appropriate.
HB 2806 may be unwelcome news, but it does prove a point that we have long been making. That is, that there are members of the Virginia Legislature that are unconcerned with tramping on the rights of parents to make decisions for their families. Now the freedom they wish to take away is our right to bring our family with us when traveling to AANR parks in the state.
We appreciate all you do to help us protect nude recreation in North America.
Bob Roche
AANR East President
Erich Schuttauf
AANR Executive Director
This information is provided for education and community discussion. Nudist-Resorts.Org is not affiliated with The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).
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