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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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":184055,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77669,"identifier":"22.1-64","token":"22.1\/6\/22.1-64","url":"\/22.1-64\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-64\/","token":"22.1\/6\/22.1-64","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oath of superintendent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-64","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every division superintendent<\/span>, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe the oath<\/span> prescribed for an officer of this Commonwealth as provided in Chapter 1 (\u00a7 49-1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 49 of this Code, and a certificate of the clerk of the court<\/span> in which the oath<\/span> is administered setting forth the qualification and its record shall be furnished the Superintendent of Public Instruction.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOATH OF SUPERINTENDENT (\u00a7 22.1-64)\n\nEvery division superintendent, before entering upon the duties of office, shall\ntake and subscribe the oath prescribed for an officer of this Commonwealth as\nprovided in Chapter 1 (\u00a7 49-1 et seq.) of Title 49 of this Code, and a\ncertificate of the clerk of the court in which the oath is administered setting\nforth the qualification and its record shall be furnished the Superintendent of\nPublic Instruction.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-39; 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}}