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Geographic positions are based on 1927 datum.\n\nB\n\nNo vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within the area affected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted or affected thereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operation nor shall it in any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership or corporation in any suit now pending in any of the courts of this Commonwealth or of the United States wherein such cause of action arose over, or is in any way based upon, the area affected. This section shall in no wise preclude the Commonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation for violation of any of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such area until this section shall become effective.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1287259,"text":"The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previously undescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of the Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain as follows:\n\t\t\tBeginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37°56’28.00″ and longitude 75°45’43.56″; which is the last point on the Maryland-Virginia line that was defined by the “joint report of engineers on relocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia boundary line across Tangier and Pocomoke sounds December 1916″; thence running N 73°34’31.9″ E about 17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37°57’115.82″ and longitude 75°42’18.48″; thence running N 85°39’33.9″ E about 3,785.82 feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37°57’18.65″ and longitude 75°41’31.25″; thence running S 74°16’00.8″ E about 7,278.41 feet to corner K a point defined by latitude 37°56’59.13″ and longitude 75°40’03.89″; thence running S 61°57’55.7″ E about 3,664.73 feet to corner L a point defined by latitude 37°56’42.10″ and longitude 75°39’23.51″; thence running N 76°15’24.5″ E about 2,263.49 feet to corner M a point defined by latitude 37°56’47.65″ and longitude 75°38’54.85″; thence running N 00°49’51.5″ W about 7,178.56 feet to corner N a point defined by latitude 37°57’58.61″ and longitude 75°38’56.15″; thence northeasterly about 3 1\/2 miles following the middle thread of the meandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined by latitude 37°59’39.37″ and longitude 75°37’26.52″, which is at or near the point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N 35°08’33.5″ E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N 83°45’59.9″ E about 24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis on the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668. 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This section shall in no wise preclude the Commonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation for violation of any of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such area until this section shall become effective.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":49578,"edition_id":2,"name":"Boundaries of the Commonwealth","identifier":"3.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":4,"parent_id":49571,"metadata":{"child_laws":14,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:45","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:44","permalink":{"id":1370115,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49578,"identifier":"3.1","token":"1\/3.1","url":"\/1\/3.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49571,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":122,"child_structures":12},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:11:27","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:26:43","permalink":{"id":1369801,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49571,"identifier":"1","token":"1","url":"\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":345261,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-300","catch_line":"Boundaries","url":"\/1-300\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-300","metadata":false},{"id":345262,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-301","catch_line":"Extent of territory of the Commonwealth after the Constitution of 1776","url":"\/1-301\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-301","metadata":false},{"id":345263,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-302","catch_line":"Jurisdiction and ownership of Commonwealth over offshore waters and submerged lands","url":"\/1-302\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-302","metadata":false},{"id":345264,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-303","catch_line":"Cession of territory northwest of Ohio River","url":"\/1-303\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-303","metadata":false},{"id":345265,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-304","catch_line":"Boundary with North Carolina","url":"\/1-304\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-304","metadata":false},{"id":345266,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-305","catch_line":"Boundary with North Carolina eastward from low-water mark of Atlantic Ocean","url":"\/1-305\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-305","metadata":false},{"id":345267,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-306","catch_line":"Boundary with Tennessee","url":"\/1-306\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-306","metadata":false},{"id":345268,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-307","catch_line":"Compact and boundary with Kentucky","url":"\/1-307\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-307","metadata":false},{"id":345269,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-308","catch_line":"Boundary with Maryland","url":"\/1-308\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-308","metadata":false},{"id":345270,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-309","catch_line":"Boundary with Maryland eastward from Assateague Island","url":"\/1-309\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-309","metadata":false},{"id":345271,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-310","catch_line":"Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of Pocomoke River","url":"\/1-310\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-310","metadata":false},{"id":345272,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-311","catch_line":"Recession of portion of District of Columbia","url":"\/1-311\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-311","metadata":false},{"id":345273,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-312","catch_line":"Boundary with District of Columbia","url":"\/1-312\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-312","metadata":false},{"id":345274,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-313","catch_line":"Boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia","url":"\/1-313\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-313","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":345270,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-309","catch_line":"Boundary with Maryland eastward from Assateague Island","url":"\/1-309\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-309","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":345272,"structure_id":49578,"section_number":"1-311","catch_line":"Recession of portion of District of Columbia","url":"\/1-311\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-311","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/1-310\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 315 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345271,"identifier":"1-310","token":"1\/3.1\/1-310","url":"\/1-310\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-310\/","token":"1\/3.1\/1-310","dublin_core":{"Title":"Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of Pocomoke River","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-310","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previously undescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of the Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain as follows:\n\t\t\tBeginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37°56’28.00″ and longitude 75°45’43.56″; which is the last point on the Maryland-Virginia line that was defined by the “joint report of engineers on relocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia boundary line across Tangier and Pocomoke sounds December 1916″; thence running N 73°34’31.9″ E about 17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37°57’115.82″ and longitude 75°42’18.48″; thence running N 85°39’33.9″ E about 3,785.82 feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37°57’18.65″ and longitude 75°41’31.25″; thence running S 74°16’00.8″ E about 7,278.41 feet to corner K a point defined by latitude 37°56’59.13″ and longitude 75°40’03.89″; thence running S 61°57’55.7″ E about 3,664.73 feet to corner L a point defined by latitude 37°56’42.10″ and longitude 75°39’23.51″; thence running N 76°15’24.5″ E about 2,263.49 feet to corner M a point defined by latitude 37°56’47.65″ and longitude 75°38’54.85″; thence running N 00°49’51.5″ W about 7,178.56 feet to corner N a point defined by latitude 37°57’58.61″ and longitude 75°38’56.15″; thence northeasterly about 3 1\/2 miles following the middle thread of the meandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined by latitude 37°59’39.37″ and longitude 75°37’26.52″, which is at or near the point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N 35°08’33.5″ E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N 83°45’59.9″ E about 24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis on the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668. Geographic positions are based on 1927 datum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within the area affected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted or affected thereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operation nor shall it in any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership or corporation in any suit now pending in any of the courts<\/span> of this Commonwealth or of the United States wherein such cause of action<\/span> arose over, or is in any way based upon, the area affected. This section shall in no wise preclude the Commonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation for violation of any of the criminal laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth within such area until this section shall become effective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOUNDARY WITH MARYLAND IN UPPER REACHES OF POCOMOKE SOUND AND LOWER REACHES OF\nPOCOMOKE RIVER (\u00a7 1-310)\n\nA. The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previously\nundescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of the\nPocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain as\nfollows:\n\t\t\tBeginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude\n37°56’28.00″ and longitude 75°45’43.56″; which\nis the last point on the Maryland-Virginia line that was defined by the\n“joint report of engineers on relocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia\nboundary line across Tangier and Pocomoke sounds December 1916″; thence\nrunning N 73°34’31.9″ E about 17,125.11 feet to corner H a\npoint defined by latitude 37°57’115.82″ and longitude\n75°42’18.48″; thence running N 85°39’33.9″ E\nabout 3,785.82 feet to corner J a point defined by latitude\n37°57’18.65″ and longitude 75°41’31.25″;\nthence running S 74°16’00.8″ E about 7,278.41 feet to corner K\na point defined by latitude 37°56’59.13″ and longitude\n75°40’03.89″; thence running S 61°57’55.7″ E\nabout 3,664.73 feet to corner L a point defined by latitude\n37°56’42.10″ and longitude 75°39’23.51″;\nthence running N 76°15’24.5″ E about 2,263.49 feet to corner M\na point defined by latitude 37°56’47.65″ and longitude\n75°38’54.85″; thence running N 00°49’51.5″ W\nabout 7,178.56 feet to corner N a point defined by latitude\n37°57’58.61″ and longitude 75°38’56.15″;\nthence northeasterly about 3 1\/2 miles following the middle thread of the\nmeandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined by latitude\n37°59’39.37″ and longitude 75°37’26.52″, which\nis at or near the point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert\nboundary line of May 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N\n35°08’33.5″ E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N\n83°45’59.9″ E about 24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument\nnear triangulation station Davis on the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of\nMay 28, 1668. Geographic positions are based on 1927 datum.\n\nB. No vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within the area\naffected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted or affected\nthereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operation nor shall it\nin any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership or corporation in\nany suit now pending in any of the courts of this Commonwealth or of the United\nStates wherein such cause of action arose over, or is in any way based upon, the\narea affected. This section shall in no wise preclude the Commonwealth from\nprosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation for violation of any of\nthe criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such area until this section shall\nbecome effective.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 315, \u00a7 7.1-7.2; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}