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It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 662; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1984, chapter 765; in 2015, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0221\">221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":363716,"section_number":"44-1","catch_line":"Composition of militia","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-1\/"},{"id":363843,"section_number":"44-2","catch_line":"Composition of National Guard","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-2\/"},{"id":363903,"section_number":"44-54.6","catch_line":"Members, appointment and enlistment","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-54.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1448573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363873,"identifier":"44-4","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-4","url":"\/44-4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-4\/","token":"44\/1\/1\/44-4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of unorganized militia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The unorganized militia shall consist of all able-bodied persons as set out in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Composition of militia\" href=\"\/44-1\/\">44-1<\/a>, except such as may be included in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Composition of National Guard\" href=\"\/44-2\/\">44-2<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Members, appointment and enlistment\" href=\"\/44-54.6\/\">44-54.6<\/a> and except such as may be exempted as hereinafter provided.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF UNORGANIZED MILITIA (\u00a7 44-4)\n\nThe unorganized militia shall consist of all able-bodied persons as set out in\n\u00a7 44-1, except such as may be included in \u00a7\u00a7 44-2 and 44-54.6 and except such\nas may be exempted as hereinafter provided.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 949; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(4); 1970, c. 662; 1973, c. 401;\n1984, c. 765; 2015, c. 221.","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"}}