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- ↑ Who Is Randolph A. Beales? by Ty Bowers, Richmond Times-Dispatch , June 12, 2001.
- ↑ "Bill Tracking - 2014 session > Legislation".
- ↑ Judgeopedia Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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