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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 249 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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. 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However, no such <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> or agent representing a claimant shall either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the Commission.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPRESENTATION (\u00a7 60.2-123)\n\nAny individual or employing unit appearing before an officer of the Commission\nmay be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. However, no such\ncounsel or agent representing a claimant shall either charge or receive for such\nservices more than an amount approved by the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 249, \u00a7 60.1-124.1; 1986, c. 480.","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"}}