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In the course of such investigations and examinations, the owners, officers, directors, and employees of the association shall, upon demand of the person making such examination or investigation, afford full access to all premises, books, records, and information that the person making such examination or investigation deems necessary. For the purposes of this section, the person making such examination or investigation shall have authority to administer oaths, examine under oath all the aforementioned persons, and compel the production of papers and objects of all kinds.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286738,"text":"The Commission, as often as it deems necessary, may investigate and examine the affairs, business, premises, and records of any association. Examinations shall be conducted at least twice in each three-year period. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 419 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":265777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80077,"identifier":"6.2-1413","token":"6.2\/III\/14\/6.2-1413","url":"\/6.2-1413\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-1413\/","token":"6.2\/III\/14\/6.2-1413","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigations; examinations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-1413","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, as often as it deems necessary, may investigate and examine the affairs, business, premises, and records of any <span class=\"dictionary\">association<\/span>. Examinations shall be conducted at least twice in each three-year period. In the course of such investigations and examinations, the owners, officers, directors, and employees of the <span class=\"dictionary\">association<\/span> shall, upon demand of the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> making such examination or investigation, afford full access to all premises, books, records, and information that the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> making such examination or investigation deems necessary. For the purposes of this section, the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> making such examination or investigation shall have authority to administer <span class=\"dictionary\">oaths<\/span>, examine under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> all the aforementioned <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span>, and compel the production of papers and <span class=\"dictionary\">objects<\/span> of all kinds.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATIONS; EXAMINATIONS (\u00a7 6.2-1413)\n\nThe Commission, as often as it deems necessary, may investigate and examine the\naffairs, business, premises, and records of any association. Examinations shall\nbe conducted at least twice in each three-year period. In the course of such\ninvestigations and examinations, the owners, officers, directors, and employees\nof the association shall, upon demand of the person making such examination or\ninvestigation, afford full access to all premises, books, records, and\ninformation that the person making such examination or investigation deems\nnecessary. For the purposes of this section, the person making such examination\nor investigation shall have authority to administer oaths, examine under oath\nall the aforementioned persons, and compel the production of papers and objects\nof all kinds.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 419, \u00a7 6.1-237.3; 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}}