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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1968, chapter 578; in 1975, chapter 524; in 1980, chapter 4; in 1984, chapters 498 and 781; in 1992, chapter 755; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236469,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68147,"identifier":"51.5-65","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-65","url":"\/51.5-65\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-65\/","token":"51.5\/12\/3\/51.5-65","dublin_core":{"Title":"Functions, duties and powers of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-65","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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