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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1998, chapter 796<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1471387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368951,"identifier":"54.1-3928","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3928","url":"\/54.1-3928\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3928\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3928","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of license or certificate; list of persons certified to Supreme Court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3928","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall issue<\/span> a license to practice law<\/span> in this Commonwealth to every applicant who successfully passes the examination on all the subjects required and complies with the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the Board. The Board shall issue<\/span> a certificate to practice law<\/span> in the Commonwealth to an applicant if the Board is satisfied that the applicant meets the criteria for the certificate established by Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span>.<\/p>

The license or certificate shall be signed by at least three members of the Board. The Board shall forthwith certify to the Supreme Court<\/span> a list of persons whom it has licensed or to whom it has issued a certificate, and the list shall be spread upon the records of the Court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE; LIST OF PERSONS CERTIFIED TO SUPREME COURT\n(\u00a7 54.1-3928)\n\nThe Board shall issue a license to practice law in this Commonwealth to every\napplicant who successfully passes the examination on all the subjects required\nand complies with the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the Board.\nThe Board shall issue a certificate to practice law in the Commonwealth to an\napplicant if the Board is satisfied that the applicant meets the criteria for\nthe certificate established by Rules of the Supreme Court.\n\nThe license or certificate shall be signed by at least three members of the\nBoard. The Board shall forthwith certify to the Supreme Court a list of persons\nwhom it has licensed or to whom it has issued a certificate, and the list shall\nbe spread upon the records of the Court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-64; 1988, c. 765; 1998, c. 796.","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"}}