VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 48.610
Massage Therapy—Defined
Massage therapy means the treatment of soft tissues for therapeutic purposes by the
application of massage and bodywork techniques based on the manipulation or application of
pressure to the muscular structure or soft tissues of the human body, not to include manipulation
of the spine or joints.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
87f41fa5e9d82fe958fe5b310f17615605ff5c141d85c2d46eca26c6cbf90d45
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