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It has been modified 5 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. 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This section shall also be construed to\nauthorize an appeal from or writ of error to a judgment of a circuit court\nrendered on appeal from a judgment of a district court for civil or criminal\ncontempt.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-283; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495; 1979,\nc. 649; 1984, c. 703.","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}}