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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 676 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358668,"identifier":"30-28.17","token":"30\/2.2\/30-28.17","url":"\/30-28.17\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-28.17\/","token":"30\/2.2\/30-28.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Books and documents to be accessible to officers and general public","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-28.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All the books, documents and other materials<\/span>, and the guides to materials<\/span> shall be at all times accessible to the Governor and members of the General Assembly, state and municipal officers, boards and commissions, and the general public, for reference purposes.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOOKS AND DOCUMENTS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO OFFICERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC (\u00a7\n30-28.17)\n\nAll the books, documents and other materials, and the guides to materials shall\nbe at all times accessible to the Governor and members of the General Assembly,\nstate and municipal officers, boards and commissions, and the general public,\nfor reference purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 676.","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"}}