Examinations and Issuance of Licenses

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Examinations and Issuance of Licenses.” It is part of Chapter 39 “Attorneys”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Professions Regulated by the Supreme Court”, which is part of Title 54.1 “Professions and Occupations”. It contains 10 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 54.1-3925	Application for examination
§ 54.1-3925.1	Proof of character and fitness required of applicant; character and fitness committee; fees
§ 54.1-3925.2	Access to criminal history records
§ 54.1-3925.3	Authority for subpoenas; qualified privilege and immunity
§ 54.1-3926	Preliminary proof of education required of applicant
§ 54.1-3927	Time and place of examination
§ 54.1-3928	Issuance of license or certificate; list of persons certified to Supreme Court
§ 54.1-3929	Preservation of examination papers
§ 54.1-3930	Reexaminations
§ 54.1-3931	Granting certificates without examination; law professors