Virginia § 23.1-632 - Eligibility; Selective Service registration
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 23.1-632 — Eligibility; Selective Service registration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23.1-632. Eligibility; Selective Service registration
Individuals who have failed to meet the federal requirement to register for the Selective Service are not eligible to receive grants. However, an individual who has failed to register for the Selective Service shall not be denied a right, privilege, or benefit under this section if (i) the requirement to so register has terminated or become inapplicable to the individual and (ii) the individual shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register. The Council shall be assisted in enforcing this provision by the eligible institutions whose students benefit from the Program.
1972, c. 18, § 23-38.12; 1973, c. 2; 1975, c. 400; 1980, c. 101; 1981, c. 257; 1985, c. 520; 1998, c. 483; 1999, c. 434; 2011, cc. 419, 421; 2016, c. 588.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23.1-632 ("Eligibility; Selective Service registration") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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