ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, July 1, 1996                   TAG: 9607010030
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ROBERT LITTLE 

MORE NEW LAWS

Here are some other new laws that take effect in Virginia, starting today:

State Police will notify local law enforcement officers whenever someone in their locality joins the state's registry of sex offenders, or if someone already on the list moves to their area.

Store clerks will be required to ask for photo ID before selling tobacco products to anyone who appears younger than 18.

Cigarette vending machines will have to meet stricter requirements to discourage use by minors, including use of tokens in some cases.

Anyone under 21 years old caught operating a boat while his or her blood-alcohol level measures between .02 percent and .08 percent will lose operating privileges for six months and be fined $500.

Teenagers with truancy problems at school could be denied a driver's license.

Farm machinery will be allowed to operate unrestricted on state highways, without licenses. They had been confined to 20-mile stretches between farm tracts.

Residents who comment on state air and water pollution will gain "standing" to appeal permits in state courts.

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ILLUSTRATION: GRAPHIC:  Robert Lunsford. color.