{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac35-20-190","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC35-20-190","heading":"First year","body":"To complete the first year of the program, the reader shall pass the following prescribed courses. The course entitled \"Basic Legal Skills\" shall be studied and passed first. Thereafter, the courses may be studied in any order.\n\nCourse\n\nHours\n\nBasic Legal Skills\n\n200\n\nCivil Procedure I\n\n200\n\nTorts\n\n200\n\nContracts\n\n200\n\nCriminal Law and Procedure\n\n200\n\nProperty, Real and Personal\n\n200\n\n1,200","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 35. Board of Bar Examiners","Chapter 20. Law Reader Program Rule","Part VI. Course of Study"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency35/chapter20/section190/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:25Z","sha256":"8c5a58445e216b06b17b0fe4e9cff7058ccee011970d797b8d4d7c07cf97328d","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac35-20-180","next":"us-va/18vac35-20-200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}