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LadyHugs -> RE: BDSM and Laws in Virgina (12/12/2006 1:14:27 PM)
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Dear Gadilici, Ladies and Gentlemen;
As a resident of Virginia; I can affirm, that parts of the Commonwealth can be more liberal than other parts.
Charlottesville, Virginia's BDSM Support and Education group is CUFF (to which I am a member of) to which the membership has many wonderful individuals indeed. It is still enough 'country' to which people will give their shirt and or their last morsel of food, in order to share with a hungry stranger or a stranger needing a bit of warmth. They do care about you as a person.
I am of the belief, that Roanoke has a newer named group, to which Roanoke is located more towards Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio.
WHIP, is in West Virginia on the southeastern tip, towards Martinsburg and Charlestown, W.V. But, they also serve Front Royal, Virginia; Winchester and that area.
Richmond, Virginia is fine indeed. I think there are three groups serving that area, to include MaST-Richmond (MaST =Masters and slaves together, Master is gender neutral).
As far as assessments go; The County Tax Administrator's office is the group who determines the tax value assessment for building (house) and land (property). The governmental web sites can help a lot, especially when looking into the area you're planning to settle. Property value will be higher in metropolitan and or subburbs of a city.
Now, that said; to lower taxes on a 1951 circa home which was not updated period, the assessor did walk through the house, as to see that the house was nearly original. The only repairs was replaced toilets after the originals just wore out. The assessor knocked off over $2,000.00 the assessment. Something to consider.
As far as Virginia Law and BDSM equipment; possession inside the house is illegal. Yet, off house premise is fine. Horse related equipment would be dismissed as just that; as Virginia is a high ratio equestrian Commonwealth (State).
With crime as it is, the police have more troublesome things to worry about, then to police within the premises. Domestic violence calls though will have police charging to the rescue. The "Plain View" Law would apply, so if things were in plain view would be seized in relationship to the domestic calls. So, I would suggest putting things away when done in the dungeon yet, if you have a Renaissance theme--might be dismissed.
Best advice I can give anybody, is being discrete.
Respectfully submitted for consideration,
Lady Hugs
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