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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57531,"identifier":"51.5-143","token":"51.5\/14\/3\/51.5-143","url":"\/51.5-143\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-143\/","token":"51.5\/14\/3\/51.5-143","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Department relating to universal design and visitability features","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-143","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall publicize guidelines on universal design and visitability features to make structures and dwellings accessible for older Virginians<\/span> and people who develop mobility impairment. Such guidelines shall be disseminated to the public and posted on the Department<\/span>’s website.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATING TO UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND VISITABILITY\nFEATURES (\u00a7 51.5-143)\n\nThe Department shall publicize guidelines on universal design and visitability\nfeatures to make structures and dwellings accessible for older Virginians and\npeople who develop mobility impairment. Such guidelines shall be disseminated to\nthe public and posted on the Department’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}