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        <issuerName>COMMUNITY BANCORP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CMBC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>YOUMANS GARY M</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
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                    <value>Common Stock - Community Bancorp Inc.</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Options Vest 33.4% on the first anniversary, 33.3% on the second anniversary and 33.3% on the third anniversary from date of issuance.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Options Vest 20% on each of the anniversary of each of the first five years.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: L. Bruce Mills, Jr., Power of Attorney  For: Gary Michael Youmans</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-01-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

