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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. 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Any person who knowingly and maliciously contrives or conspires to obtain without reasonable cause the admission of any person to any hospital or <span class=\"dictionary\">training center<\/span> is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIVING OR CONSPIRING TO MALICIOUSLY OBTAIN ADMISSION OF PERSON (\u00a7 37.2-431)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and maliciously contrive or\nconspire to obtain without reasonable cause the admission of any person to any\nhospital or training center. Any person who knowingly and maliciously contrives\nor conspires to obtain without reasonable cause the admission of any person to\nany hospital or training center is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-230.2; 1964, c. 640; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-154; 2005,\nc. 716.","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"}}