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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 553; in 1960, chapter 347; in 1966, chapter 102; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 289<\/a> and 297<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69436,"section_number":"1-506","catch_line":"Flag of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-506\/"},{"id":56056,"section_number":"1-507","catch_line":"Governor to prescribe size of flag","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-507\/"},{"id":66033,"section_number":"2.2-4323.1","catch_line":"Purchase of flags of the United States and the Commonwealth by public bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4323.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":143245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74178,"identifier":"1-508","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-508","url":"\/1-508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-508\/","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Director of General Services to have available flags of the Commonwealth for sale","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director of the Department of General Services shall have available at all times flags of the Commonwealth, to be offered for sale to the public in such manner as the Director may determine.\n\t\tSuch flags shall be of good quality, shall conform to the specifications prescribed in \u00a7 1-506<\/a>, shall be offered in the various sizes prescribed by the Governor pursuant to \u00a7 1-507<\/a>, and shall be purchased in compliance with the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-4323.1<\/a>.\n\t\tThe prices to be charged for such flags shall be at cost as determined by the Director.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES TO HAVE AVAILABLE FLAGS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR\nSALE (\u00a7 1-508)\n\nThe Director of the Department of General Services shall have available at all\ntimes flags of the Commonwealth, to be offered for sale to the public in such\nmanner as the Director may determine.\n\t\tSuch flags shall be of good quality, shall conform to the specifications\nprescribed in \u00a7 1-506, shall be offered in the various sizes prescribed by the\nGovernor pursuant to \u00a7 1-507, and shall be purchased in compliance with the\nprovisions of \u00a7 2.2-4323.1.\n\t\tThe prices to be charged for such flags shall be at cost as determined by the\nDirector.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 7-33.1; 1958, c. 553; 1960, c. 347; 1966, c. 102, \u00a7\n7.1-34; 2005, c. 839; 2016, cc. 289, 297.","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}}