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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 750 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. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 567; in 1987, chapter 234; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 656.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345350,"identifier":"10.1-103","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-103","url":"\/10.1-103\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-103\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Organization of the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall establish divisions through which the functions of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> and the corresponding powers and duties may be exercised and discharged. 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The Director shall appoint competent persons to direct the various\nfunctions and programs of the Department, and may delegate any of the powers and\nduties conferred or imposed by law upon him.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 750, \u00a7 10-253; 1986, c. 567; 1987, c. 234; 1988, c. 891;\n1989, c. 656.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}