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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 1968, chapter 578; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81049,"identifier":"63.2-509","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-509","url":"\/63.2-509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-509\/","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public assistance subject to amendment or repeal of laws","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All <span class=\"dictionary\">public assistance<\/span> granted under this subtitle shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of this subtitle and any amending or repealing act that may hereafter be passed, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his <span class=\"dictionary\">public assistance<\/span> being affected in any way by any amending or repealing act.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC ASSISTANCE SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF LAWS (\u00a7 63.2-509)\n\nAll public assistance granted under this subtitle shall be deemed to be granted\nand to be held subject to the provisions of this subtitle and any amending or\nrepealing act that may hereafter be passed, and no recipient shall have any\nclaim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his public assistance being\naffected in any way by any amending or repealing act.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-104; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-90; 2002, c. 747.","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}}