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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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60908,"identifier":"15.2-507","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/2\/15.2-507","url":"\/15.2-507\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-507\/","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/2\/15.2-507","dublin_core":{"Title":"Organization of departments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-507","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board shall, as soon as its members are elected and take office, provide for the performance of all the governmental functions of the county<\/span> and to that end shall provide for and set up all necessary departments of government, consistent with this chapter and general law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENTS (\u00a7 15.2-507)\n\nThe board shall, as soon as its members are elected and take office, provide for\nthe performance of all the governmental functions of the county and to that end\nshall provide for and set up all necessary departments of government, consistent\nwith this chapter and general law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-276; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-593; 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}}