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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 1962, chapter 426; in 1980, chapter 441; in 1981, chapter 316; in 1991, chapter 520; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0940\">940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65779,"section_number":"25.1-223","catch_line":"Right to enter upon property","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-223\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189575,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83969,"identifier":"25.1-207","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-207","url":"\/25.1-207\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-207\/","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inclusion in petition of request for right of entry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> may also include (i) <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> and circumstances on the basis of which the <span class=\"dictionary\">petitioner<\/span> desires to obtain the right of entry as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Right to enter upon property\" href=\"\/25.1-223\/\">25.1-223<\/a> or as provided in any charter and (ii) a prayer asking for such right of entry.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCLUSION IN PETITION OF REQUEST FOR RIGHT OF ENTRY (\u00a7 25.1-207)\n\nThe petition may also include (i) facts and circumstances on the basis of which\nthe petitioner desires to obtain the right of entry as provided in \u00a7 25.1-223\nor as provided in any charter and (ii) a prayer asking for such right of entry.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 4364; Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 25-8, 25-9; 1962, c. 426, \u00a7\n25-46.7; 1980, c. 441; 1981, c. 316; 1991, c. 520; 2003, c. 940.","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}}