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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1980, chapter 559.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75880,"identifier":"22.1-31","token":"22.1\/5\/1\/22.1-31","url":"\/22.1-31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-31\/","token":"22.1\/5\/1\/22.1-31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oath","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Before entering upon the duties of office, each person appointed to a <span class=\"dictionary\">school board<\/span> shall take and subscribe the <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> prescribed for an officer of this Commonwealth as provided in Chapter 1 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Form of general oath required of officers\" href=\"\/49-1\/\">49-1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 49.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOATH (\u00a7 22.1-31)\n\nBefore entering upon the duties of office, each person appointed to a school\nboard shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed for an officer of this\nCommonwealth as provided in Chapter 1 (\u00a7 49-1 et seq.) of Title 49.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-66, 22-91; 1980, c. 559.","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}}