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The award shall be administered by the Association and shall consist of (i) an enamel metal tab pin with gray background and white lettering, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” pin awarded by the United States Army; (ii) a fabric patch with hook and loop backing with a green background and black letters, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” patch awarded by the United States Army; and (iii) a certificate.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1355071,"text":"There is hereby established the Commonwealth’s Twenty marksmanship award to recognize the top 20 marksmen in Virginia. These top 20 marksmen shall be chosen from the Virginia state residents who compete at the annual Virginia State Championship matches sanctioned by the Virginia Shooting Sports Association (the Association). The award shall be administered by the Association and shall consist of (i) an enamel metal tab pin with gray background and white lettering, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” pin awarded by the United States Army; (ii) a fabric patch with hook and loop backing with a green background and black letters, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” patch awarded by the United States Army; and (iii) a certificate.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":51906,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"13","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":16,"parent_id":51899,"metadata":{"child_laws":10,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:50:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:31","permalink":{"id":1448737,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51906,"identifier":"13","token":"44\/1\/13","url":"\/44\/1\/13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51899,"edition_id":2,"name":"Military Laws of Virginia","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":51898,"metadata":{"child_laws":150,"child_structures":16},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:50:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:29","permalink":{"id":1448553,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51899,"identifier":"1","token":"44\/1","url":"\/44\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":51898,"edition_id":2,"name":"Military and Emergency Laws","identifier":"44","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":97,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":233,"child_structures":28},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:50:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:33:29","permalink":{"id":1448551,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":51898,"identifier":"44","token":"44","url":"\/44\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":363742,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-115","catch_line":"Custom and usage of United States army, air force and navy; applicability of \u00a7\u00a7 44-40, 44-40.01 and Article 4 (\u00a7 44-42 et seq.)","url":"\/44-115\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-115","metadata":false},{"id":363743,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-116","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-116\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-116","metadata":false},{"id":363745,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-117","catch_line":"Officers of Virginia Military Institute, the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College, the Fishburne Military School, the Massanutten Military Academy, the Randolph-Macon Academy, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to be officers of militia","url":"\/44-117\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-117","metadata":false},{"id":363744,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-117.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-117.1\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-117.1","metadata":false},{"id":363746,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-119","catch_line":"Retired list of officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons","url":"\/44-119\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-119","metadata":false},{"id":363750,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-120","catch_line":"Protection of the uniform","url":"\/44-120\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120","metadata":false},{"id":363748,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-120.1","catch_line":"Manufacture of Virginia military medals and decorations in United States","url":"\/44-120.1\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120.1","metadata":false},{"id":363749,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-120.2","catch_line":"Commonwealth's Twenty marksmanship award","url":"\/44-120.2\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120.2","metadata":false},{"id":363751,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-121","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-121\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-121","metadata":false},{"id":363752,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-122","catch_line":"Citation of chapter","url":"\/44-122\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-122","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":363748,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-120.1","catch_line":"Manufacture of Virginia military medals and decorations in United States","url":"\/44-120.1\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":363751,"structure_id":51906,"section_number":"44-121","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-121\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-121","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/44-120.2\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 747<\/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 2017, chapter 224<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1448767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363749,"identifier":"44-120.2","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120.2","url":"\/44-120.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-120.2\/","token":"44\/1\/13\/44-120.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commonwealth’s Twenty marksmanship award","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-120.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby established the Commonwealth’s Twenty marksmanship award to recognize the top 20 marksmen in Virginia. These top 20 marksmen shall be chosen from the Virginia state residents who compete at the annual Virginia State Championship matches sanctioned by the Virginia Shooting Sports Association (the Association). The award shall be administered by the Association and shall consist of (i) an enamel metal tab pin with gray background and white lettering, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” pin awarded by the United States Army; (ii) a fabric patch with hook and loop backing with a green background and black letters, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s Hundred” patch awarded by the United States Army; and (iii) a certificate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMONWEALTH’S TWENTY MARKSMANSHIP AWARD (\u00a7 44-120.2)\n\nThere is hereby established the Commonwealth’s Twenty marksmanship award\nto recognize the top 20 marksmen in Virginia. These top 20 marksmen shall be\nchosen from the Virginia state residents who compete at the annual Virginia\nState Championship matches sanctioned by the Virginia Shooting Sports\nAssociation (the Association). The award shall be administered by the\nAssociation and shall consist of (i) an enamel metal tab pin with gray\nbackground and white lettering, similar in style, shape, and size to the\n“President’s Hundred” pin awarded by the United States Army;\n(ii) a fabric patch with hook and loop backing with a green background and black\nletters, similar in style, shape, and size to the “President’s\nHundred” patch awarded by the United States Army; and (iii) a certificate.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 747; 2017, c. 224.","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"}}