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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369950,"identifier":"55.1-605","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/1\/55.1-605","url":"\/55.1-605\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-605\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/1\/55.1-605","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power of attorney; where recorded","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">power of attorney<\/span> may be recorded in any county or city.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OF ATTORNEY; WHERE RECORDED (\u00a7 55.1-605)\n\nA power of attorney may be recorded in any county or city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5203; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-107; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}