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It has been modified 3 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 1960, chapter 382; 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":86233,"section_number":"15.2-1636.17","catch_line":"Payments to counties which do not have certain officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.17\/"},{"id":72809,"section_number":"15.2-1729","catch_line":"Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1729\/"},{"id":62867,"section_number":"15.2-2285","catch_line":"Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2285\/"},{"id":64581,"section_number":"55.1-1982","catch_line":"Conversion condominiums; special provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1982\/"},{"id":71295,"section_number":"55.1-2164","catch_line":"Conversion buildings","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2164\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152113,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58070,"identifier":"15.2-800","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/1\/15.2-800","url":"\/15.2-800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-800\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/1\/15.2-800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of form of government; applicability of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-800","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 urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> executive form. 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