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- The compilation of statutory laws (laws passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Code of Virginia updates annually on July 1 to reflect the legislation passed during the previous session.
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The Code of Virginia is the statutory law of the U.S. state of Virginia and consists of the codified legislation of the Virginia General Assembly. The 1950 Code of Virginia is the revision currently in force.
Table of Contents. Title 1. General Provisions. Title 2.2. Administration of Government. Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food. Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control.
- Chapter 1. Code of Virginia.
- Article 1. Common Law and Acts of Parliament.
- Article 2. Rules of Construction and Definitions.
- Chapter 4. Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired by The United States.
- Article 1. Symbols of Sovereignty.
- Article 2. Emblems, Designations, and Honors.
- Chapter 6. Virginia Coordinate Systems.
The laws embraced in this and the following titles, chapters, articles and sections of this act shall constitute, and be designated and cited as the "Code of Virginia," hereinafter referred to as "the Code" or "this Code." Code 1919, § 1; R. P. 1948, § 1-1. All the provisions of this Code shall be in force on and after February 1, 1950, except as p...
The common law of England, insofar as it is not repugnant to the principles of the Bill of Rights and Constitution of this Commonwealth, shall continue in full force within the same, and be the rule of decision, except as altered by the General Assembly. Code 1919, § 2, § 1-10; 2005, c. 839. The right and benefit of all writs, remedial and judicial...
The rules and definitions set forth in this chapter shall be used in the construction of this Code and the acts of the General Assembly, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly. Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 20; 2005, c. 839. "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or more. 1972...
A. On and after July 1, 1981, the conditional consent of the Commonwealth is hereby given in accordance with clause 17, § 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in the Commonwealth, whether under water or not, requir...
The great seal of the Commonwealth shall consist of two metallic discs, two and one-fourth inches in diameter, with an ornamental border one fourth of an inch wide, with such words and figures engraved as follows: On the obverse, Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear in her right hand, point downward, touc...
The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth: Artisan Center — "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City of Waynesboro. Bat — Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus). Beverage — Milk. Bird — Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Blue Ridge Folklore State Center — Blue Ridg...
The systems of plane coordinates that have been established by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey or its successors for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the Commonwealth are to be known and designated as the "Virginia Coordinate System of 1927" and the "Virginia Coordinate...
Code of Virginia. The laws in the Code of Virginia are passed by the Virginia General Assembly, which consists of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate. The House of Delegates contains 100 members, while the Senate contains 40 members.
Code of Virginia. The compilation of statutory laws (laws passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Code of Virginia updates annually on July 1 to reflect the legislation passed during the previous session.
Code of Virginia FAQs. What is the Code of Virginia, and who is responsible for publishing it? The Code of Virginia contains the general and permanent laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia that have been passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor.
Virginia statutory law is promulgated by the General Assembly of Virginia and signed into law by the Governor. Laws are first published chronologically as passed in the Acts of Assembly, then organized by subject-matter in the Virginia Code.
