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All advisory opinions issued by the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committees on Legal Ethics, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Unauthorized Practice of Law shall be incorporated into the Code of Virginia pursuant to \u00a7 30-154. All persons engaged in the practice of law in the Commonwealth shall be active members in good standing of the Virginia State Bar.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308596,"text":"The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations organizing and governing the Virginia State Bar. The Virginia State Bar shall act as an administrative agency of the Court for the purpose of investigating and reporting violations of rules and regulations adopted by the Court under this article. All advisory opinions issued by the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committees on Legal Ethics, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Unauthorized Practice of Law shall be incorporated into the Code of Virginia pursuant to \u00a7 30-154. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1974, chapter 536; in 1991, chapter 564; in 2002, chapter 306<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70822,"section_number":"30-154","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia State Bar advisory opinions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-154\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86149,"identifier":"54.1-3910","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3910","url":"\/54.1-3910\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3910\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3910","dublin_core":{"Title":"Organization and government of Virginia State Bar","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3910","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Supreme Court<\/span> may promulgate rules and regulations organizing and governing the Virginia State Bar. The Virginia State Bar shall act as an administrative agency of the Court<\/span> for the purpose of investigating and reporting violations of rules and regulations adopted by the Court<\/span> under this article. All advisory opinions<\/span> issued by the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committees on Legal Ethics, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Unauthorized Practice of Law<\/span> shall be incorporated into the Code of Virginia pursuant to \u00a7 30-154<\/a>. All persons engaged in the practice of law<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall be active members in good standing of the Virginia State Bar.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF VIRGINIA STATE BAR (\u00a7 54.1-3910)\n\nThe Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations organizing and governing\nthe Virginia State Bar. The Virginia State Bar shall act as an administrative\nagency of the Court for the purpose of investigating and reporting violations of\nrules and regulations adopted by the Court under this article. All advisory\nopinions issued by the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committees on Legal\nEthics, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Unauthorized Practice of Law\nshall be incorporated into the Code of Virginia pursuant to \u00a7 30-154. All\npersons engaged in the practice of law in the Commonwealth shall be active\nmembers in good standing of the Virginia State Bar.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-49; 1974, c. 536; 1991, c. 564; 2002, c. 306.","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}}