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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75078</law_id><section_number>23.1-900.01</section_number><catch_line>Diplomas; proof of education; method</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Academic Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> and <span class="dictionary">private institution of higher education</span> may provide any diploma or other proof of education to requesting individuals or entities using the method that it deems most appropriate, in either electronic or paper form. <a id="paragraph-269673" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.01/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Council</span> shall post on its website a statement in accordance with the provisions of subsection A. <a id="paragraph-269674" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-900.01/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2018, c. 515.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
