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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 627 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1977, chapter 589; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1490647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374271,"identifier":"6.2-504","token":"6.2\/I\/5\/6.2-504","url":"\/6.2-504\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-504\/","token":"6.2\/I\/5\/6.2-504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirement of signatures of both parties to a marriage not discriminatory in a secured transaction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of a secured transaction, a request for the signature of both parties to a marriage for the purpose of creating a valid lien<\/span>, passing clear title, waiving inchoate rights to property, or assigning earnings, shall not constitute discrimination under this chapter. This provision shall not be construed to permit a creditor<\/span> to take sex or marital status into account in connection with the evaluation of creditworthiness of any applicant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENT OF SIGNATURES OF BOTH PARTIES TO A MARRIAGE NOT DISCRIMINATORY IN A\nSECURED TRANSACTION (\u00a7 6.2-504)\n\nFor the purposes of a secured transaction, a request for the signature of both\nparties to a marriage for the purpose of creating a valid lien, passing clear\ntitle, waiving inchoate rights to property, or assigning earnings, shall not\nconstitute discrimination under this chapter. This provision shall not be\nconstrued to permit a creditor to take sex or marital status into account in\nconnection with the evaluation of creditworthiness of any applicant.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 627, \u00a7 59.1-21.22; 1977, c. 589; 2010, c. 794.","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"}}