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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 1970, chapter 321.<\/p>","references":[{"id":363518,"section_number":"40.1-93","catch_line":"Proof required for employment certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-93\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1447675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363519,"identifier":"40.1-94","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-94","url":"\/40.1-94\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-94\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-94","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proofs of age","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-94","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of age required by this chapter shall consist of one of the following proofs of age, which shall be required in the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> herein designated:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A birth certificate or attested <span class=\"dictionary\">transcript<\/span> issued by a registrar of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births. <a id=\"paragraph-1354649\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-94\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> A baptismal record or duly certified <span class=\"dictionary\">transcript<\/span> thereof showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the child. <a id=\"paragraph-1354650\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-94\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Other documentary proof of age specified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1354651\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-94\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROOFS OF AGE (\u00a7 40.1-94)\n\nThe evidence of age required by this chapter shall consist of one of the\nfollowing proofs of age, which shall be required in the order herein designated:\n\n1. 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