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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83592,"section_number":"15.2-4002","catch_line":"Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court; appointment of special court","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4002\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58569,"identifier":"15.2-4003","token":"15.2\/III\/40\/15.2-4003","url":"\/15.2-4003\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4003\/","token":"15.2\/III\/40\/15.2-4003","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation by special court; public hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4003","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A special court<\/span> appointed pursuant to this chapter shall investigate all matters contained in the report certified to the court<\/span> under \u00a7 15.2-4002<\/a>, and any other matters it deems pertinent to the purpose of the inquiry. The court<\/span> shall fix a time and place for a public hearing<\/span> on such report.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION BY SPECIAL COURT; PUBLIC HEARING (\u00a7 15.2-4003)\n\nA special court appointed pursuant to this chapter shall investigate all matters\ncontained in the report certified to the court under \u00a7 15.2-4002, and any other\nmatters it deems pertinent to the purpose of the inquiry. The court shall fix a\ntime and place for a public hearing on such report.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 140, \u00a7 15.1-965.6; 1997, c. 587.","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}}