Rules of Construction and Definitions

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Rules of Construction and Definitions.” It is part of Chapter 2.1 “Common Law and Rules of Construction”, which is part of Title 1 “General Provisions”.

It’s comprised of the following 61 sections.

§ 1-202	General rule of construction
§ 1-203	Adult
§ 1-204	Age of majority
§ 1-205	Bond with surety
§ 1-206	Certified mail equivalent to registered mail; certain subsequent mail or notice may be sent by regular mail
§ 1-207	Child; juvenile; minor; infant
§ 1-208	City
§ 1-208.1	Carbon-free energy; clean energy
§ 1-209	Collegial body
§ 1-210	Computation of time
§ 1-211	Constitutional references
§ 1-211.1	Courthouse; posting of notices
§ 1-212	Courts of record
§ 1-213	Delegation of duties assigned to political subdivision
§ 1-214	Effective dates
§ 1-215	Ex officio
§ 1-216	Gender
§ 1-217	Headlines of sections
§ 1-218	Includes
§ 1-219	Land; real estate
§ 1-219.1	Limitations on eminent domain
§ 1-220	Local ordinances incorporating state law by reference
§ 1-221	Locality
§ 1-222	Majority authority
§ 1-222.1	Manufacturer
§ 1-223	Month; year
§ 1-224	Municipality; incorporated communities; municipal corporation
§ 1-225	Nonlegislative citizen member
§ 1-226	Notary
§ 1-227	Number
§ 1-228	Oath
§ 1-229	Optional form of county government; effect of change in form
§ 1-230	Person
§ 1-231	When "person" includes business trust and limited liability company
§ 1-232	Person under disability
§ 1-233	Personal estate
§ 1-234	Personal representative
§ 1-235	Population; inhabitants
§ 1-236	Population classifications
§ 1-237	Process
§ 1-238	Reenacted
§ 1-239	Repeal not to affect liabilities; mitigation of punishment
§ 1-240	Repeal not to revive former act
§ 1-240.1	Rights of parents
§ 1-241	Seal
§ 1-242	Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
§ 1-243	Severability
§ 1-244	Short title citations
§ 1-245	State
§ 1-246	Stricken language or italics
§ 1-247	Summaries of legislation
§ 1-248	Supremacy of federal and state law
§ 1-249	Supreme Court
§ 1-250	Swear; sworn
§ 1-251	Systems of state highways
§ 1-252	Tier-city
§ 1-253	Time zone
§ 1-254	Town
§ 1-255	United States
§ 1-256	Weights and measurements; metric equivalents
§ 1-257	Written; writing; in writing