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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350244,"identifier":"17.1-917","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-917","url":"\/17.1-917\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-917\/","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-917","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assistance and information; complaint forms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-917","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> State and local public bodies and departments, officers and employees thereof, and officials and all personnel of the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with and give reasonable assistance and information to the Commission<\/span> and any authorized representative thereof in connection with any investigations or proceedings within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In all state courts<\/span> within the Commonwealth a sign shall be posted in a location accessible to the public that notes the availability of and provides instructions to obtain a downloadable electronic version of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission<\/span> for the filing of a complaint from the official website of the judicial system of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION; COMPLAINT FORMS (\u00a7 17.1-917)\n\nA. State and local public bodies and departments, officers and employees\nthereof, and officials and all personnel of the courts of the Commonwealth shall\ncooperate with and give reasonable assistance and information to the Commission\nand any authorized representative thereof in connection with any investigations\nor proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Commission.\n\nB. In all state courts within the Commonwealth a sign shall be posted in a\nlocation accessible to the public that notes the availability of and provides\ninstructions to obtain a downloadable electronic version of any standardized\nform developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission for\nthe filing of a complaint from the official website of the judicial system of\nthe Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 154, \u00a7 2.1-37.17; 2001, c. 844; 2022, c. 588.","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"}}