§ 19.2-32 References to justices of the peace
References in law to justices of the peace shall be deemed to apply to magistrates unless the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 19.2-26 et seq.) of this title shall render such reference inapplicable.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 19.1-380. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 545; in 1975, chapter 495; in 2002, chapter 310.
Code 1950, § 19.1-380; 1973, c. 545; 1975, c. 495; 2002, c. 310.