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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 422 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1985, chapters 179 and 572; in 1988, chapter 124; in 1989, chapter 371; in 1990, chapter 680; in 1991, chapter 590; in 1996, chapters 931<\/a> and 981<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 439<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 783<\/a>, 797<\/a>, and 806<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 108<\/a> and 491<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 723<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 38<\/a>, 44<\/a>, 782<\/a>, and 860<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 139<\/a>, 166<\/a>, and 243<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 341<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65914,"section_number":"23.1-638","catch_line":"Eligibility; amount of grants; renewals","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-638\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84399,"section_number":"23.1-502","catch_line":"Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; domicile; domiciliary intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-502\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79711,"identifier":"23.1-504","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-504","url":"\/23.1-504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-504\/","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Determination of domicile; exception; certain active duty and retired military personnel, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In determining the domicile<\/span> of (i) active duty military personnel residing in the Commonwealth, retired military personnel residing in the Commonwealth at the time of their retirement, surviving spouses<\/span>, or veterans<\/span> who voluntarily elect to establish the Commonwealth as their permanent residence for the purpose of domicile<\/span> or (ii) a dependent spouse or dependent child who claims domicile<\/span> through an individual listed in clause (i), institutions of higher education shall waive<\/span> the one-year requirement set forth in subsection B of \u00a7 23.1-502<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDETERMINATION OF DOMICILE; EXCEPTION; CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED MILITARY\nPERSONNEL, ETC (\u00a7 23.1-504)\n\nIn determining the domicile of (i) active duty military personnel residing in\nthe Commonwealth, retired military personnel residing in the Commonwealth at the\ntime of their retirement, surviving spouses, or veterans who voluntarily elect\nto establish the Commonwealth as their permanent residence for the purpose of\ndomicile or (ii) a dependent spouse or dependent child who claims domicile\nthrough an individual listed in clause (i), institutions of higher education\nshall waive the one-year requirement set forth in subsection B of \u00a7 23.1-502.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 422, \u00a7 23-7.4; 1985, cc. 179, 572; 1988, c. 124; 1989, c.\n371; 1990, c. 680; 1991, c. 590; 1996, cc. 931, 981; 1999, c. 439; 2006, cc.\n783, 797, 806; 2007, cc. 108, 491; 2008, c. 723; 2011, cc. 38, 44, 782, 860;\n2013, cc. 139, 166, 243; 2014, c. 341; 2016, c. 588.","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}}