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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0460\">460<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1511655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378636,"identifier":"9.1-185.12","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.12","url":"\/9.1-185.12\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-185.12\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Uniforms and identification; standards and restrictions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-185.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">bail bondsman<\/span> shall not wear, carry, or display any uniform, badge, shield, or other insignia or emblem that implies he is an <span class=\"dictionary\">agent<\/span> of state, local, or federal government. <a id=\"paragraph-1413939\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.12\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">bail bondsman<\/span> shall wear or display only identification issued by, or whose design has been approved by, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1413940\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.12\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIFORMS AND IDENTIFICATION; STANDARDS AND RESTRICTIONS (\u00a7 9.1-185.12)\n\nA. 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