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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 679<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 209<\/a>, 210<\/a>, and 211<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1431269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359359,"identifier":"32.1-268.1","token":"32.1\/7\/5\/32.1-268.1","url":"\/32.1-268.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-268.1\/","token":"32.1\/7\/5\/32.1-268.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compilation and posting of marriage, divorce, and annulment data","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-268.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The State Registrar shall compile, publish, and make available to the public aggregate data on the number of marriages, divorces, and annulments<\/span> from the year 2000 forward that occurred in the Commonwealth. The data shall be organized according to the locality in which the marriage license is issued or in which the divorce or annulment<\/span> report is certified and shall include the age of the parties. In addition, the data on divorces and annulments<\/span> shall include information regarding the number of minor<\/span> children involved. The State Registrar shall post, update, and maintain this information on the Department<\/span> website. Names, addresses, social security numbers, and any other personal identification information shall not be included.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPILATION AND POSTING OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND ANNULMENT DATA (\u00a7 32.1-268.1)\n\nThe State Registrar shall compile, publish, and make available to the public\naggregate data on the number of marriages, divorces, and annulments from the\nyear 2000 forward that occurred in the Commonwealth. The data shall be organized\naccording to the locality in which the marriage license is issued or in which\nthe divorce or annulment report is certified and shall include the age of the\nparties. In addition, the data on divorces and annulments shall include\ninformation regarding the number of minor children involved. The State Registrar\nshall post, update, and maintain this information on the Department website.\nNames, addresses, social security numbers, and any other personal identification\ninformation shall not be included.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 679; 2020, cc. 209, 210, 211.","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"}}