{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac35-20-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC35-20-40","heading":"Responsibilities","body":"The board will make decisions regarding:\n\n1. Acceptance or rejection of an application for enrollment in the program;\n\n2. Acceptance or rejection of a lawyer to act as a supervising attorney;\n\n3. A petition for advance standing;\n\n4. A direction to the reader to change supervising attorneys;\n\n5. Termination of a reader's enrollment in the program;\n\n6. A petition for readmission;\n\n7. Changes in course contents, course descriptions, or program completion requirements;\n\n8. Any exceptions to the running of the six-year rule; and\n\n9. Any other matter related to the program or referred to the board by the Supreme Court of Virginia.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 35. Board of Bar Examiners","Chapter 20. Law Reader Program Rule","Part II. Board of Bar Examiners"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency35/chapter20/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:25Z","sha256":"3f9acd8a9835232cc0a5df2776791a6f94c3c0b9cee1690694765f8004648903","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac35-20-30","next":"us-va/18vac35-20-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}