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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 298; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1978, chapter 492; in 1982, chapter 636; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":374591,"section_number":"60.2-528","catch_line":"Individual benefit charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-528\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":367637,"section_number":"53.1-177","catch_line":"Authority of Director; establishment of halfway houses; employment of personnel","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-177\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1466129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367638,"identifier":"53.1-178","token":"53.1\/5\/1\/53.1-178","url":"\/53.1-178\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-178\/","token":"53.1\/5\/1\/53.1-178","dublin_core":{"Title":"Director to establish standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-178","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall establish minimum standards for the operation of the facilities authorized by \u00a7 53.1-177<\/a>. The Director<\/span> shall maintain a list of approved halfway houses.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS (\u00a7 53.1-178)\n\nThe Director shall establish minimum standards for the operation of the\nfacilities authorized by \u00a7 53.1-177. The Director shall maintain a list of\napproved halfway houses.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.5; 1968, c. 298; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1978, c. 492;\n1982, c. 636; 2020, c. 759.","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"}}