§ 19.2-85 Definitions
When appearing in this chapter:
1. The term “Governor” includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this Commonwealth;
2. The term “executive authority” includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a state other than this Commonwealth;
3. The term “State,” referring to a state other than this Commonwealth, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America, and the District of Columbia; and
4. The term “judge” means a judge of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction.
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 § 19.1-49. It has been modified 2 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 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.
Code 1950, § 19.1-49; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.