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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 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1417969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356591,"identifier":"28.2-239","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/6\/28.2-239","url":"\/28.2-239\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-239\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/6\/28.2-239","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-239","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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