§ 24.2-417 Persons to be registered
Each registrar shall register every resident of his county or city who has the qualifications required by the Constitution of Virginia and this title and who applies for registration or transfer of his registration from another county or city in the Commonwealth at the time and in the manner required by law.
Any person, once properly registered, shall remain registered unless his registration is cancelled pursuant to Article 5 (§ 24.2-427 et seq.) of this chapter.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as §§ 24-67 and 24-68. It has been modified 16 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 341; in 1958, chapter 576; in 1960, chapter 288; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1963, chapter 2 of the Extra Session; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1971, chapters 119 and 205 of the Extra Session; in 1972, chapter 620; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1989, chapter 138; in 1992, chapter 433; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapters 72 and 73; in 2000, chapter 857.
Code 1950, §§ 24-67, 24-68; 1952, c. 341; 1958, c. 576; 1960, c. 288; 1962, c. 536; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 2; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-47, 24.1-48; 1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 119, 205; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1977, c. 490; 1980, c. 639; 1989, c. 138; 1992, c. 433; 1993, c. 641; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 2000, c. 857.