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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78149,"identifier":"17.1-261","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-261","url":"\/17.1-261\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-261\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-261","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recordation of names of men who served during World War I","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-261","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of each county or city shall preserve the book or books in which have been recorded the lists of the residents of such counties or cities, who became members of the military forces of the United States during World War I.\n\t\tAny person who has joined either the naval or military forces of the United States or its allies, may have his name spread upon such record, upon application and proof of such service, or some person may make such application for him, and when done his name shall be placed upon the record.\n\t\tThe clerks shall be entitled to the fees allowed by law<\/span> for copying in similar cases.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDATION OF NAMES OF MEN WHO SERVED DURING WORLD WAR I (\u00a7 17.1-261)\n\nThe clerk of the circuit court of each county or city shall preserve the book or\nbooks in which have been recorded the lists of the residents of such counties or\ncities, who became members of the military forces of the United States during\nWorld War I.\n\t\tAny person who has joined either the naval or military forces of the United\nStates or its allies, may have his name spread upon such record, upon\napplication and proof of such service, or some person may make such application\nfor him, and when done his name shall be placed upon the record.\n\t\tThe clerks shall be entitled to the fees allowed by law for copying in similar\ncases.\n\nHISTORY: 1918, p. 500, \u00a7 17-84; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5214a; 1998, c. 872.","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}}