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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 1960, chapter 402; in 1966, chapter 584; in 1972, chapter 796; in 1985, chapter 425; in 1991, chapter 230; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":264109,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57583,"identifier":"6.2-1101","token":"6.2\/II\/11\/1\/6.2-1101","url":"\/6.2-1101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-1101\/","token":"6.2\/II\/11\/1\/6.2-1101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Construction and application of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-1101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is the intention of the General Assembly that this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set out herein. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter shall apply to federal savings institutions<\/span> and foreign savings institutions<\/span> doing business in the Commonwealth insofar as the Commonwealth has the power to enact legislation with regard to them. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 6.2-1101)\n\nA. It is the intention of the General Assembly that this chapter shall be\nliberally construed to effect the purposes set out herein.\n\nB. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to federal savings institutions\nand foreign savings institutions doing business in the Commonwealth insofar as\nthe Commonwealth has the power to enact legislation with regard to them.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 6-201.3; 1960, c. 402; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7 6.1-128; 1972, c.\n796, \u00a7 6.1-195.3; 1985, c. 425, \u00a7\u00a7 6.1-194.89, 6.1-194.90; 1991, c. 230, \u00a7\u00a7\n6.1-194.153, 6.1-194.154; 2010, c. 794.","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}}