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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 726; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 91<\/a> and 109<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345300,"identifier":"1-600","token":"1\/6\/1-600","url":"\/1-600\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-600\/","token":"1\/6\/1-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Virginia coordinate systems designated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The systems of plane coordinates that have been established by the National Ocean Service\/National Geodetic Survey or its successors for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the Commonwealth are to be known and designated as the “Virginia Coordinate System of 1927,” the “Virginia Coordinate System of 1983,” and the “Virginia Coordinate System of 2022.”<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2025, CC. 91 AND 109, CL. 2) VIRGINIA\nCOORDINATE SYSTEMS DESIGNATED (\u00a7 1-600)\n\nThe systems of plane coordinates that have been established by the National\nOcean Service\/National Geodetic Survey or its successors for defining and\nstating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within\nthe Commonwealth are to be known and designated as the “Virginia\nCoordinate System of 1927,” the “Virginia Coordinate System of\n1983,” and the “Virginia Coordinate System of 2022.”\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 166; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 2849(1); Code 1950, \u00a7 55-287;\n1984, c. 726; 2019, c. 712; 2025, cc. 91, 109.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}