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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 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1438255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361241,"identifier":"38.2-1209","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1209","url":"\/38.2-1209\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1209\/","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1209","dublin_core":{"Title":"Residence and office of attorney of foreign and alien reciprocals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1209","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Nothing in this title regarding the admission and licensing of foreign and alien <span class=\"dictionary\">insurers<\/span> requires that the attorney of a foreign or alien reciprocal be resident or domiciled in this Commonwealth, or that the principal office of the attorney be maintained in this Commonwealth. 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