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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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1983, chapter 499; in 1992, chapter 623; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0811\">811<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":170017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85694,"identifier":"19.2-348","token":"19.2\/21\/3\/19.2-348","url":"\/19.2-348\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-348\/","token":"19.2\/21\/3\/19.2-348","dublin_core":{"Title":"Attorneys for Commonwealth or clerks to superintend issue of executions, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-348","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The attorney for the Commonwealth or the clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall superintend the issuing of all executions or <span class=\"dictionary\">judgments<\/span> for fines and penalties going wholly or in part to the Commonwealth or a county, city or town, in the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> or appropriate district <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of his county or city.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nATTORNEYS FOR COMMONWEALTH OR CLERKS TO SUPERINTEND ISSUE OF EXECUTIONS, ETC (\u00a7\n19.2-348)\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth or the clerk of the circuit court shall\nsuperintend the issuing of all executions or judgments for fines and penalties\ngoing wholly or in part to the Commonwealth or a county, city or town, in the\ncircuit court or appropriate district court of his county or city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-341.1; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1983, c. 499;\n1992, c. 623; 1994, c. 811.","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}}