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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377862</law_id><section_number>8.11-108</section_number><catch_line>Presumption that rule of law continues unchanged</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="33" identifier="8.11">1973 Amendatory Act &#x2014; Effective Date and Transition Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Unless a change in <span class="dictionary">law</span> has clearly been made, the provisions of this act of 1973 shall be deemed declaratory of the meaning of Titles 8.1 through 8.9 as amended through 1972.</p></section></text><history>1973, c. 509.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
