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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 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 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 1987, chapter 488; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78689,"section_number":"3.2-6543","catch_line":"Governing body of any locality may adopt certain ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6543\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198557,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62704,"identifier":"3.2-6590","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/12\/3.2-6590","url":"\/3.2-6590\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6590\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/12\/3.2-6590","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction of general district courts; right of appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6590","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this article may be enforced by any general district <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in cities or counties wherein the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> is committed or the offender or <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> may be found. 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