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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 1979, chapter 719; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158811,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68186,"identifier":"15.2-5302","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/1\/15.2-5302","url":"\/15.2-5302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5302\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/53\/1\/15.2-5302","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of hospital authorities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In each <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> there shall be a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, with such public and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter, to be known as the &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">hospital authority<\/span>&#8221; of the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES (\u00a7 15.2-5302)\n\nIn each city there shall be a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, with\nsuch public and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter, to be known\nas the &#8220;hospital authority&#8221; of the city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-215; 1979, c. 719, \u00a7 15.1-1535; 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}}