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It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 317; in 1956, chapter 431; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85649,"section_number":"13.1-818","catch_line":"Incorporators","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-818\/"}],"permalink":{"id":216403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65619,"identifier":"38.2-4001","token":"38.2\/40\/38.2-4001","url":"\/38.2-4001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4001\/","token":"38.2\/40\/38.2-4001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Society may be incorporated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any existing burial society licensed and operating in this Commonwealth that is an unincorporated association may be incorporated under the provisions of Article 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Incorporators\" href=\"\/13.1-818\/\">13.1-818<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 and, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be subject to all the general restrictions and shall have all the general powers imposed and conferred upon such corporations by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. All burial societies shall be under the supervision and control of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOCIETY MAY BE INCORPORATED (\u00a7 38.2-4001)\n\nAny existing burial society licensed and operating in this Commonwealth that is\nan unincorporated association may be incorporated under the provisions of\nArticle 3 (\u00a7 13.1-818 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 and, except as\notherwise provided in this title, shall be subject to all the general\nrestrictions and shall have all the general powers imposed and conferred upon\nsuch corporations by law. All burial societies shall be under the supervision\nand control of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-145, 38-146; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-551; 1956, c.\n431; 1986, c. 562.","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}}