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It shall be standard loose-leaf construction, suitable for permanent record purposes, and shall consist of a binder with canvas jacket, an index and a quantity of sheets printed to provide space for (i) the induction record, (ii) the service record, and (iii) the discharge. Under clause (i) suitable headings and space for recording the induction information obtained from the draft boards shall be provided and under clauses (ii) and (iii) suitable headings and space for recording the information contained in the discharge papers shall be provided.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207280,"text":"When the honorable or dishonorable discharge of any person who served in the armed forces of the United States, or its associates, during World War II and who was a resident of the county or city at the time of his induction is presented, the clerk shall record the information contained therein in the proper spaces provided for such purpose in the book known as “Induction and Discharge Record, World War II.” If the induction record of the veteran presenting a discharge for recordation is not already recorded, the clerk shall ascertain this information and record it along with the discharge.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":207281,"text":"Such record book shall be kept in the clerk’s office as a public record and shall be paid for by the county or city, as other public record books are paid for. 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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":163281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56645,"identifier":"17.1-264","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-264","url":"\/17.1-264\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-264\/","token":"17.1\/2\/6\/17.1-264","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recording information on discharges of World War II servicemen","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-264","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When the honorable or dishonorable discharge of any person who served in the armed forces of the United States, or its associates, during World War II and who was a resident of the county or city at the time of his induction is presented, the clerk shall record the information contained therein in the proper spaces provided for such purpose in the book known as “Induction and Discharge Record, World War II.” If the induction record of the veteran presenting a discharge for recordation is not already recorded, the clerk shall ascertain this information and record it along with the discharge. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such record book shall be kept in the clerk’s office as a public record and shall be paid for by the county or city, as other public record books are paid for. It shall be standard loose-leaf construction, suitable for permanent record purposes, and shall consist of a binder with canvas jacket, an index and a quantity of sheets printed to provide space for (i) the induction record, (ii) the service record, and (iii) the discharge. Under clause (i) suitable headings and space for recording the induction information obtained from the draft boards shall be provided and under clauses (ii) and (iii) suitable headings and space for recording the information contained in the discharge papers shall be provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDING INFORMATION ON DISCHARGES OF WORLD WAR II SERVICEMEN (\u00a7 17.1-264)\n\nA. When the honorable or dishonorable discharge of any person who served in the\narmed forces of the United States, or its associates, during World War II and\nwho was a resident of the county or city at the time of his induction is\npresented, the clerk shall record the information contained therein in the\nproper spaces provided for such purpose in the book known as “Induction\nand Discharge Record, World War II.” If the induction record of the\nveteran presenting a discharge for recordation is not already recorded, the\nclerk shall ascertain this information and record it along with the discharge.\n\nB. Such record book shall be kept in the clerk’s office as a public record\nand shall be paid for by the county or city, as other public record books are\npaid for. It shall be standard loose-leaf construction, suitable for permanent\nrecord purposes, and shall consist of a binder with canvas jacket, an index and\na quantity of sheets printed to provide space for (i) the induction record, (ii)\nthe service record, and (iii) the discharge. Under clause (i) suitable headings\nand space for recording the induction information obtained from the draft boards\nshall be provided and under clauses (ii) and (iii) suitable headings and space\nfor recording the information contained in the discharge papers shall be\nprovided.\n\nHISTORY: 1944, p. 33, \u00a7\u00a7 17-90, 17-91; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 3392a; 1998, c.\n872.","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}}