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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 1956, chapter 42; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1378299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347185,"identifier":"15.2-103","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-103","url":"\/15.2-103\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-103\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Name “Mount Vernon” reserved","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The name “Mount Vernon” is reserved for the home and tomb of the late General George Washington in Fairfax County<\/span>. The General Assembly shall not grant to any locality<\/span> the right to use the name “Mount Vernon.”<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNAME “MOUNT VERNON” RESERVED (\u00a7 15.2-103)\n\nThe name “Mount Vernon” is reserved for the home and tomb of the\nlate General George Washington in Fairfax County. The General Assembly shall not\ngrant to any locality the right to use the name “Mount Vernon.”\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-24.4; 1956, c. 42; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-34; 1997, c.\n587.","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"}}