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Copies thereof certified by the clerk under the seal of the Commission shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">admissible<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> in lieu of the originals, and the originals shall not be removed from the office of the Commission. But papers, documents and files may be destroyed by the Commission when, in its <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span>, they no longer serve any useful purpose.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN RECORDS OF COMMISSION AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC; ADMISSIBILITY OF COPIES;\nDESTRUCTION (\u00a7 13.1-524)\n\nThe information contained in or filed with any registration statement,\napplication or report shall be available to the public at the office of the\nCommission. Copies thereof certified by the clerk under the seal of the\nCommission shall be admissible in evidence in lieu of the originals, and the\noriginals shall not be removed from the office of the Commission. 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