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It has been modified 4 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72494,"identifier":"45.2-508","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-508","url":"\/45.2-508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-508\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-508","dublin_core":{"Title":" Appointment of Chief","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> of the Division of Mines of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Energy is the head of the Division of Mines and is under the direction of and reports to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF (\u00a7 45.2-508)\n\nThe Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department of Energy is the head of\nthe Division of Mines and is under the direction of and reports to the Director.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-1 through 45-3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\n45.1-3; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.15; 2021, Sp. 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