Boundaries of the Commonwealth

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This is Chapter 3.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Boundaries of the Commonwealth.” It is part of Title 1 “General Provisions”.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 1-300	Boundaries
§ 1-301	Extent of territory of the Commonwealth after the Constitution of 1776
§ 1-302	Jurisdiction and ownership of Commonwealth over offshore waters and submerged lands
§ 1-303	Cession of territory northwest of Ohio River
§ 1-304	Boundary with North Carolina
§ 1-305	Boundary with North Carolina eastward from low-water mark of Atlantic Ocean
§ 1-306	Boundary with Tennessee
§ 1-307	Compact and boundary with Kentucky
§ 1-308	Boundary with Maryland
§ 1-309	Boundary with Maryland eastward from Assateague Island
§ 1-310	Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of Pocomoke River
§ 1-311	Recession of portion of District of Columbia
§ 1-312	Boundary with District of Columbia
§ 1-313	Boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia