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It has been modified 2 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 1966, chapter 677; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172045,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54771,"identifier":"2.2-401","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/1\/2.2-401","url":"\/2.2-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-401\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/1\/2.2-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ex officio Secretary to Governor; in charge of division of records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall be ex officio Secretary to the Governor, shall be in direct charge of the division of records.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEX OFFICIO SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR; IN CHARGE OF DIVISION OF RECORDS (\u00a7 2.2-401)\n\nThe Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall be ex officio Secretary to the\nGovernor, shall be in direct charge of the division of records.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-58; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-66; 2001, c. 844.","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}}