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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1998, chapter 796<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74833,"identifier":"54.1-3919","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/3\/54.1-3919","url":"\/54.1-3919\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3919\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/3\/54.1-3919","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of Board; quorum","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3919","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board of Bar Examiners shall be responsible for the examination of applicants and otherwise ascertaining the qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar and shall be composed of five attorneys who are residents of the Commonwealth. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for holding examinations or the transaction of other business. The word “Board” when used in this chapter shall mean the Board of Bar Examiners.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF BOARD; QUORUM (\u00a7 54.1-3919)\n\nThe Board of Bar Examiners shall be responsible for the examination of\napplicants and otherwise ascertaining the qualifications of applicants for\nadmission to the bar and shall be composed of five attorneys who are residents\nof the Commonwealth. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for\nholding examinations or the transaction of other business. The word\n“Board” when used in this chapter shall mean the Board of Bar\nExaminers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-53, 54-55; 1988, c. 765; 1998, c. 796.","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}}