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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1390049,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349985,"identifier":"17.1-219","token":"17.1\/2\/2\/17.1-219","url":"\/17.1-219\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-219\/","token":"17.1\/2\/2\/17.1-219","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clerk to prepare bonds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-219","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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