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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368952</law_id><section_number>54.1-3929</section_number><catch_line>Preservation of examination papers</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="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Professions Regulated by the Supreme Court</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="39">Attorneys</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="4">Examinations and Issuance of Licenses</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The essay portion of the examination papers shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary and treasurer in Richmond for one year after the examination, after which it may be destroyed.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 54-65; 1973, c. 284; 1988, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
