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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 1952, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1384153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348213,"identifier":"15.2-3230","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3230","url":"\/15.2-3230\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3230\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions of this article shall not apply to the <span class=\"dictionary\">consolidation<\/span> of two cities.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARTICLE NOT APPLICABLE TO CONSOLIDATION OF TWO CITIES (\u00a7 15.2-3230)\n\nThe provisions of this article shall not apply to the consolidation of two\ncities.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-152.28; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1058;\n1997, c. 587.","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"}}