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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":[{"id":76227,"section_number":"15.2-1609.8","catch_line":"Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1609.8\/"},{"id":67891,"section_number":"22.1-134","catch_line":"Maintenance, etc., of school buildings and buses by county department of public works","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-134\/"},{"id":61209,"section_number":"58.1-2680","catch_line":"Reports to include location by districts, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2680\/"},{"id":84935,"section_number":"58.1-3371","catch_line":"Appointment in counties with county executive or county manager form of government","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3371\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73359,"identifier":"15.2-600","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/1\/15.2-600","url":"\/15.2-600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-600\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/1\/15.2-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of form; applicability of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government provided for in this chapter shall be known and designated as the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> manager form. 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