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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 434 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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All excesses of fees\ncollected exceeding these costs shall revert to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 434.","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}}