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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0284\">284<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86030,"section_number":"57-1","catch_line":"Act for religious freedom recited","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76271,"identifier":"57-2","token":"57\/1\/57-2","url":"\/57-2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-2\/","token":"57\/1\/57-2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rights asserted therein reaffirmed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The General Assembly does hereby declare again that the rights asserted in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Act for religious freedom recited\" href=\"\/57-1\/\">57-1<\/a> are the natural and unalienable rights of mankind and this declaration is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHTS ASSERTED THEREIN REAFFIRMED (\u00a7 57-2)\n\nThe General Assembly does hereby declare again that the rights asserted in \u00a7\n57-1 are the natural and unalienable rights of mankind and this declaration is\nthe policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 35; 2016, c. 284.","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}}