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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 1973, chapter 284; in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1471383,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368950,"identifier":"54.1-3927","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3927","url":"\/54.1-3927\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3927\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time and place of examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Board shall hold at least two examinations each year, at such times as it may prescribe by general rule or special <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>. 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One\nexamination shall be held in the City of Richmond, and one in the City of\nRoanoke each year, unless for good cause it is necessary to hold it elsewhere.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-63; 1973, c. 284; 1988, c. 765.","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"}}