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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 606 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 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1980, chapter 728; in 1981, chapter 154; in 1984, chapter 720; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76092,"section_number":"38.2-401","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Fire Programs Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-401\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":285215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55713,"identifier":"9.1-200","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-200","url":"\/9.1-200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-200\/","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of Fire Programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is created a Department of Fire Programs that shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The Department shall be the designated state agency to receive and disburse any funds available to the Commonwealth under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (P. L. 93-498).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS (\u00a7 9.1-200)\n\nThere is created a Department of Fire Programs that shall be headed by a\nDirector who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The\nDepartment shall be the designated state agency to receive and disburse any\nfunds available to the Commonwealth under the Federal Fire Prevention and\nControl Act (P. L. 93-498).\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 606, \u00a7 9-153; 1980, c. 728; 1981, c. 154; 1984, c. 720; 2001,\nc. 844.","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}}