General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 4 “Secretary of the Commonwealth”, which is part of Part A “Office of the Governor”, which is part of Subtitle I “Organization of State Government”, which is part of Title 2.2 “Administration of Government”. It contains 14 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 2.2-400	Appointment and term of office; filling vacancies; oath
§ 2.2-401	Ex officio Secretary to Governor; in charge of division of records
§ 2.2-401.01	Liaison to Virginia Indian tribes; Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation; Virginia Indigenous People's Trust Fund
§ 2.2-401.1	Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 2.2-402	Keeper of seals of Commonwealth; duties generally
§ 2.2-403	Compilation of compacts and related records and reports
§ 2.2-404	Certifying records for use in other states
§ 2.2-405	Secretary of Commonwealth to present list of vacancies to arise on commissions, boards, etc
§ 2.2-406	Secretary of Commonwealth to report list of interim appointments requiring confirmation; other appointments
§ 2.2-406.1	Secretary of Commonwealth to maintain and transfer records on collegial bodies to the Governor-elect
§ 2.2-407	Reserved
§ 2.2-408	Collection of information relevant to boundary changes from governmental subdivisions of Commonwealth
§ 2.2-409	Secretary of the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-410	Appointment of assistants; deputy to act in absence of Secretary; notice to Governor