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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345298</law_id><section_number>1-512</section_number><catch_line>Poet laureate</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="5">Emblems</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Emblems, Designations, and Honors</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The honorary position of Poet Laureate of Virginia is hereby created. The Governor may appoint a poet laureate from a list of nominees submitted by the Poetry Society of Virginia. Each poet laureate shall serve a term of two years with no restrictions on reappointment.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 299, &#xA7; 7.1-43; 2005, c. 839.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
