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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 431; in 1956, chapter 430; in 1970, chapter 321.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1447481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363488,"identifier":"40.1-68","token":"40.1\/4\/3\/40.1-68","url":"\/40.1-68\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-68\/","token":"40.1\/4\/3\/40.1-68","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service of process on clerk of State Corporation Commission as attorney for union","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-68","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any labor union or labor organization doing business in this Commonwealth, all of whose officers and trustees are nonresidents of this Commonwealth, shall by written power of attorney<\/span>, filed with the Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry and the State Corporation Commission<\/span>, appoint the clerk of the State Corporation Commission<\/span> its attorney or agent upon whom all legal process against the union or organization may be served, and who shall be authorized to enter an appearance<\/span> on its behalf. The manner of service of process<\/span> on the clerk of the State Corporation Commission<\/span>, the mailing thereof to the labor union or organization, the fees therefor, the effect of judgments<\/span>, decrees<\/span> and orders<\/span>, and the procedure in cases where no power of attorney<\/span> is filed as required, shall be the same as provided for in cases of foreign corporations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE OF PROCESS ON CLERK OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AS ATTORNEY FOR\nUNION (\u00a7 40.1-68)\n\nAny labor union or labor organization doing business in this Commonwealth, all\nof whose officers and trustees are nonresidents of this Commonwealth, shall by\nwritten power of attorney, filed with the Department of Labor and Industry and\nthe State Corporation Commission, appoint the clerk of the State Corporation\nCommission its attorney or agent upon whom all legal process against the union\nor organization may be served, and who shall be authorized to enter an\nappearance on its behalf. The manner of service of process on the clerk of the\nState Corporation Commission, the mailing thereof to the labor union or\norganization, the fees therefor, the effect of judgments, decrees and orders,\nand the procedure in cases where no power of attorney is filed as required,\nshall be the same as provided for in cases of foreign corporations.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-74.4; 1954, c. 431; 1956, c. 430; 1970, c. 321.","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"}}