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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345196</law_id><section_number>1-2</section_number><catch_line>Effective date of Code</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Code of Virginia</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All the provisions of this Code shall be in force on and after February 1, 1950, except as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Effective date of certain provisions" href="/1-2.1/">1-2.1</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 6567; R. P. 1948, &#xA7; 1-2.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
