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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 358; in 1968, chapter 349; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2012, chapter 767<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73944,"section_number":"18.2-488.1","catch_line":"Flag at half staff or mast for certain public safety personnel killed in the line of duty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-488.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":164543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59453,"identifier":"18.2-490","token":"18.2\/11\/2\/18.2-490","url":"\/18.2-490\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-490\/","token":"18.2\/11\/2\/18.2-490","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-490","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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