General Provisions

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This is Article 13 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Military Laws of Virginia”, which is part of Title 44 “Military and Emergency Laws”. It contains 10 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 44-115	Custom and usage of United States army, air force and navy; applicability of §§ 44-40, 44-40.01 and Article 4 (§ 44-42 et seq.)
§ 44-116	Repealed
§ 44-117	Officers of Virginia Military Institute, the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College, the Fishburne Military School, the Massanutten Military Academy, the Randolph-Macon Academy, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to be officers of militia
§ 44-117.1	Repealed
§ 44-119	Retired list of officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons
§ 44-120	Protection of the uniform
§ 44-120.1	Manufacture of Virginia military medals and decorations in United States
§ 44-120.2	Commonwealth's Twenty marksmanship award
§ 44-121	Repealed
§ 44-122	Citation of chapter