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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358534</law_id><section_number>30-19.03:2</section_number><catch_line>Legislative summaries</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="73" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Assembly and Officers Thereof</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any legislative summary associated with a bill, joint resolution or resolution, including any summary appearing on the face of such legislation, shall not constitute a part of the legislation considered, agreed to, or enacted and shall not be used to indicate or infer legislative <span class="dictionary">intent</span>.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 375.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Emmanuel Worship Center v. The City of Petersburg</name><case_number>0409232</case_number><citation></citation><date>2024-02-13</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9474509/emmanuel-worship-center-v-the-city-of-petersburg/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
