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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1966, chapter 102; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":371053,"section_number":"58.1-1725","catch_line":"Levy of tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1725\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1370227,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345289,"identifier":"1-503","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-503","url":"\/1-503\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-503\/","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-503","dublin_core":{"Title":"Uses and tax on great seal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-503","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The great seal shall be affixed to documents, signed by the Governor, which are to be used before tribunals, or for purposes outside of the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commonwealth; and in every such case, except where the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> concerned in the use to be made of the document, the tax imposed by \u00a7 58.1-1725<\/a> on the seal of the Commonwealth shall be collected and accounted for by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSES AND TAX ON GREAT SEAL (\u00a7 1-503)\n\nThe great seal shall be affixed to documents, signed by the Governor, which are\nto be used before tribunals, or for purposes outside of the jurisdiction of the\nCommonwealth; and in every such case, except where the Commonwealth is a party\nconcerned in the use to be made of the document, the tax imposed by \u00a7 58.1-1725\non the seal of the Commonwealth shall be collected and accounted for by the\nSecretary of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 7-30; 1966, c. 102, \u00a7 7.1-30; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}