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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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83114,"section_number":"15.2-300","catch_line":"Adoption of optional forms of county government; inconsistent provisions of law","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151427,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63771,"identifier":"15.2-401","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-401","url":"\/15.2-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-401\/","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adoption of county board form","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> may adopt the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> board form of government in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Adoption of optional forms of county government; inconsistent provisions of law\" href=\"\/15.2-300\/\">15.2-300<\/a> et seq.) of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADOPTION OF COUNTY BOARD FORM (\u00a7 15.2-401)\n\nAny county may adopt the county board form of government in accordance with the\nprovisions of Chapter 3 (\u00a7 15.2-300 et seq.) of this title.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-362; 1950, pp. 123, 694; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-697;\n1997, 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}}