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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 102; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74178,"section_number":"1-508","catch_line":"Director of General Services to have available flags of the Commonwealth for sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-508\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56056,"identifier":"1-507","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-507","url":"\/1-507\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-507\/","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-507","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governor to prescribe size of flag","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-507","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Governor shall regulate the size and dimensions of the flag proper for forts, arsenals and public buildings, for ships-of-war and merchant marine, for troops in the field, respectively, and for any other purpose, according to his discretion by proclamation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNOR TO PRESCRIBE SIZE OF FLAG (\u00a7 1-507)\n\nThe Governor shall regulate the size and dimensions of the flag proper for\nforts, arsenals and public buildings, for ships-of-war and merchant marine, for\ntroops in the field, respectively, and for any other purpose, according to his\ndiscretion by proclamation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 7-33; 1966, c. 102, \u00a7 7.1-33; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}