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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1970, chapter 561; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370251,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345295,"identifier":"1-509","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-509","url":"\/1-509\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-509\/","token":"1\/5\/1\/1-509","dublin_core":{"Title":"When flag to be suspended over Capitol","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

During the sessions of either house of the General Assembly the flag of the Commonwealth shall be kept raised over the respective chambers<\/span> of the Capitol, or other place of session, if practicable, as directed by the Director of the Department of General Services and the Chief of the Virginia Capitol Police in consultation with the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN FLAG TO BE SUSPENDED OVER CAPITOL (\u00a7 1-509)\n\nDuring the sessions of either house of the General Assembly the flag of the\nCommonwealth shall be kept raised over the respective chambers of the Capitol,\nor other place of session, if practicable, as directed by the Director of the\nDepartment of General Services and the Chief of the Virginia Capitol Police in\nconsultation with the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the\nSenate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 7-34; 1966, c. 102, \u00a7 7.1-35; 1970, c. 561; 2005, c.\n839.","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"}}