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This law was first created in 1958. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 540 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 1958 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":363737,"section_number":"44-114.1","catch_line":"Orders transmitted to and through the Governor","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-114.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1448725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363738,"identifier":"44-114.2","token":"44\/1\/12.1\/44-114.2","url":"\/44-114.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-114.2\/","token":"44\/1\/12.1\/44-114.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governor to be notified of receipt of order; no action taken until his instructions complied with","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-114.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Adjutant General of Virginia, or during his absence, any of his assistants, or anyone else in the Department of Military Affairs of the Commonwealth of Virginia, either in a civilian or military status, shall receive an order<\/span> of the nature required in \u00a7 44-114.1<\/a> to be transmitted to the Governor, he shall immediately notify the Governor of Virginia of such receipt and the contents of this order<\/span> by the most expeditious means, and no action shall be taken by anyone towards notifying the individuals of organizations of the Virginia militia of the contents of such orders<\/span> or directions received from the federal government on this subject by any of its agencies or representatives until the Governor has been first advised and instructions from him have been complied with fully.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNOR TO BE NOTIFIED OF RECEIPT OF ORDER; NO ACTION TAKEN UNTIL HIS\nINSTRUCTIONS COMPLIED WITH (\u00a7 44-114.2)\n\nIf the Adjutant General of Virginia, or during his absence, any of his\nassistants, or anyone else in the Department of Military Affairs of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia, either in a civilian or military status, shall receive\nan order of the nature required in \u00a7 44-114.1 to be transmitted to the\nGovernor, he shall immediately notify the Governor of Virginia of such receipt\nand the contents of this order by the most expeditious means, and no action\nshall be taken by anyone towards notifying the individuals of organizations of\nthe Virginia militia of the contents of such orders or directions received from\nthe federal government on this subject by any of its agencies or representatives\nuntil the Governor has been first advised and instructions from him have been\ncomplied with fully.\n\nHISTORY: 1958, c. 540, \u00a7 2.","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"}}