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Rules of Construction and Definitions

Va. Code Ann. § 1-202— General rule of construction
Va. Code Ann. § 1-203— Adult
Va. Code Ann. § 1-204— Age of majority
Va. Code Ann. § 1-205— Bond with surety
Va. Code Ann. § 1-206— Certified mail equivalent to registered mail; certain subsequent mail or notice may be sent by regular mail
Va. Code Ann. § 1-207— Child; juvenile; minor; infant
Va. Code Ann. § 1-208— City
Va. Code Ann. § 1-208.1— Carbon-free energy; clean energy
Va. Code Ann. § 1-209— Collegial body
Va. Code Ann. § 1-210— Computation of time
Va. Code Ann. § 1-211— Constitutional references
Va. Code Ann. § 1-211.1— Courthouse; posting of notices
Va. Code Ann. § 1-212— Courts of record
Va. Code Ann. § 1-213— Delegation of duties assigned to political subdivision
Va. Code Ann. § 1-214— Effective dates
Va. Code Ann. § 1-215— Ex officio
Va. Code Ann. § 1-216— Gender
Va. Code Ann. § 1-217— Headlines of sections
Va. Code Ann. § 1-218— Includes
Va. Code Ann. § 1-219— Land; real estate
Va. Code Ann. § 1-219.1— Limitations on eminent domain
Va. Code Ann. § 1-220— Local ordinances incorporating state law by reference
Va. Code Ann. § 1-221— Locality
Va. Code Ann. § 1-222— Majority authority
Va. Code Ann. § 1-222.1— Manufacturer
Va. Code Ann. § 1-223— Month; year
Va. Code Ann. § 1-224— Municipality; incorporated communities; municipal corporation
Va. Code Ann. § 1-225— Nonlegislative citizen member
Va. Code Ann. § 1-226— Notary
Va. Code Ann. § 1-227— Number
Va. Code Ann. § 1-228— Oath
Va. Code Ann. § 1-229— Optional form of county government; effect of change in form
Va. Code Ann. § 1-230— Person
Va. Code Ann. § 1-231— When "person" includes business trust and limited liability company
Va. Code Ann. § 1-232— Person under disability
Va. Code Ann. § 1-233— Personal estate
Va. Code Ann. § 1-234— Personal representative
Va. Code Ann. § 1-235— Population; inhabitants
Va. Code Ann. § 1-236— Population classifications
Va. Code Ann. § 1-237— Process
Va. Code Ann. § 1-238— Reenacted
Va. Code Ann. § 1-239— Repeal not to affect liabilities; mitigation of punishment
Va. Code Ann. § 1-240— Repeal not to revive former act
Va. Code Ann. § 1-240.1— Rights of parents
Va. Code Ann. § 1-241— Seal
Va. Code Ann. § 1-242— Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
Va. Code Ann. § 1-243— Severability
Va. Code Ann. § 1-244— Short title citations
Va. Code Ann. § 1-245— State
Va. Code Ann. § 1-246— Stricken language or italics
Va. Code Ann. § 1-247— Summaries of legislation
Va. Code Ann. § 1-248— Supremacy of federal and state law
Va. Code Ann. § 1-249— Supreme Court
Va. Code Ann. § 1-250— Swear; sworn
Va. Code Ann. § 1-251— Systems of state highways
Va. Code Ann. § 1-252— Tier-city
Va. Code Ann. § 1-253— Time zone
Va. Code Ann. § 1-254— Town
Va. Code Ann. § 1-255— United States
Va. Code Ann. § 1-256— Weights and measurements; metric equivalents
Va. Code Ann. § 1-257— Written; writing; in writing