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- ↑ Virginia (1986). "Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia". Books.google.com.
- ↑ "Opinions of the Attorney General and Report to the Governor of Virginia". Books.google.com. 1987.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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