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It has been modified 3 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 1973, chapter 545; in 1975, chapter 495; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0310\">310<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85273,"section_number":"19.2-26","catch_line":"Repeal of inconsistent statutes, municipal charters, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-26\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69011,"identifier":"19.2-32","token":"19.2\/3\/2\/19.2-32","url":"\/19.2-32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-32\/","token":"19.2\/3\/2\/19.2-32","dublin_core":{"Title":"References to justices of the peace","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>References in <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to justices of the peace shall be deemed to apply to <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrates<\/span> unless the provisions of Chapter 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Repeal of inconsistent statutes, municipal charters, etc\" href=\"\/19.2-26\/\">19.2-26<\/a> et seq.) of this title shall render such reference inapplicable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENCES TO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (\u00a7 19.2-32)\n\nReferences in law to justices of the peace shall be deemed to apply to\nmagistrates unless the provisions of Chapter 3 (\u00a7 19.2-26 et seq.) of this\ntitle shall render such reference inapplicable.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-380; 1973, c. 545; 1975, c. 495; 2002, c. 310.","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}}