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The clerk shall record therein the honorable discharges.\n\t\tIf the clerk has recorded the honorable discharges in any other book prior to receipt of the special books, such prior recordations are hereby validated and approved. Recordations and certified copies thereof heretofore or hereafter furnished shall have the same force and effect as those provided by \u00a7 17.1-262 and whenever the World War I History Commission shall have approved the form of the record book so previously in use, it shall be optional with the clerk to continue the use of such record book.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213874,"text":"Each circuit court clerk shall maintain a loose-leaf binder suitable for permanent record purposes of such standard form as was prescribed by the Virginia World War I History Commission, and sufficient loose leaves printed in such blank form as was prescribed by such commission, known as the “World War I Memorial Record,” which shall be a public record book of the clerk’s office. The clerk shall record therein the honorable discharges.\n\t\tIf the clerk has recorded the honorable discharges in any other book prior to receipt of the special books, such prior recordations are hereby validated and approved. Recordations and certified copies thereof heretofore or hereafter furnished shall have the same force and effect as those provided by \u00a7 17.1-262 and whenever the World War I History Commission shall have approved the form of the record book so previously in use, it shall be optional with the clerk to continue the use of such record book.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13473,"edition_id":1,"name":"Names, Discharges, Etc., of War Service Men","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13472,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","permalink":{"id":163267,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13473,"identifier":"6","token":"17.1\/2\/6","url":"\/17.1\/2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13472,"edition_id":1,"name":"Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12766,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","permalink":{"id":162961,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13472,"identifier":"2","token":"17.1\/2","url":"\/17.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12766,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts of Record","identifier":"17.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":162799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12766,"identifier":"17.1","token":"17.1","url":"\/17.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":78149,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-261","catch_line":"Recordation of names of men who served during World War I","url":"\/17.1-261\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-261","metadata":false},{"id":61091,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-262","catch_line":"Recordation of discharges of those who served in World War I","url":"\/17.1-262\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-262","metadata":false},{"id":58408,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-263","catch_line":"World War I Memorial Record","url":"\/17.1-263\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-263","metadata":false},{"id":56645,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-264","catch_line":"Recording information on discharges of World War II servicemen","url":"\/17.1-264\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-264","metadata":false},{"id":54437,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-265","catch_line":"Recordation of evidence of discharge generally; confidentiality","url":"\/17.1-265\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-265","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61091,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-262","catch_line":"Recordation of discharges of those who served in World War I","url":"\/17.1-262\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-262","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":56645,"structure_id":13473,"section_number":"17.1-264","catch_line":"Recording information on discharges of World War II servicemen","url":"\/17.1-264\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-264","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/17.1-263\/","history_text":"

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":[{"id":61091,"section_number":"17.1-262","catch_line":"Recordation of discharges of those who served in World War I","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-262\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58408,"identifier":"17.1-263","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-263","url":"\/17.1-263\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-263\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-263","dublin_core":{"Title":"World War I Memorial Record","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-263","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk shall maintain a loose-leaf binder suitable for permanent record purposes of such standard form as was prescribed by the Virginia World War I History Commission, and sufficient loose leaves printed in such blank form as was prescribed by such commission, known as the “World War I Memorial Record,” which shall be a public record book of the clerk’s office. The clerk shall record therein the honorable discharges.\n\t\tIf the clerk has recorded the honorable discharges in any other book prior to receipt of the special books, such prior recordations are hereby validated and approved. Recordations and certified copies thereof heretofore or hereafter furnished shall have the same force and effect as those provided by \u00a7 17.1-262<\/a> and whenever the World War I History Commission shall have approved the form of the record book so previously in use, it shall be optional with the clerk to continue the use of such record book.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWORLD WAR I MEMORIAL RECORD (\u00a7 17.1-263)\n\nEach circuit court clerk shall maintain a loose-leaf binder suitable for\npermanent record purposes of such standard form as was prescribed by the\nVirginia World War I History Commission, and sufficient loose leaves printed in\nsuch blank form as was prescribed by such commission, known as the “World\nWar I Memorial Record,” which shall be a public record book of the\nclerk’s office. The clerk shall record therein the honorable discharges.\n\t\tIf the clerk has recorded the honorable discharges in any other book prior to\nreceipt of the special books, such prior recordations are hereby validated and\napproved. Recordations and certified copies thereof heretofore or hereafter\nfurnished shall have the same force and effect as those provided by \u00a7 17.1-262\nand whenever the World War I History Commission shall have approved the form of\nthe record book so previously in use, it shall be optional with the clerk to\ncontinue the use of such record book.\n\nHISTORY: 1924, p. 471, \u00a7 17-87; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5214c; 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}}