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The official version of the Code of Virginia is published by the Michie Company [1] under contract with the Virginia Code Commission, the governmental body responsible for printing and maintaining the code. West's Annotated Code of Virginia is an unofficial, competing version issued by West Publishing, which includes more cross-references and ...
The Virginia General District Court (GDC) is the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors , civil cases involving amounts of under $25,000.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia was established on January 1, 1985, as an intermediate court of limited appellate jurisdiction, initially with ten judges, with an eleventh judge added in 2000. [ 2 ] In March 2021, legislation was passed to expand the jurisdiction and composition of the Court from 11 judges to 17 judges, coming into effect July ...
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts , as well as the criminal law , family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia .
Collins v. Virginia, No. 16-1027, 584 U.S. ___ (2018), was a case before the Supreme Court of the United States involving search and seizure. At issue was whether the Fourth Amendment's motor vehicle exception permits a police officer uninvited and without a warrant to enter private property, approach a house, and search a vehicle parked a few feet from the house that is otherwise visible from ...
Covington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,737, [4] making it the second-least populous city in Virginia. It is surrounded by Alleghany County, of which it is also the county seat. [5]
VA Software (also known as "VA Research" and "VA Linux Systems") a company that eventually became Geeknet; VA Tech Wabag, a company with headquarters in Austria and India; Virgin Atlantic, a worldwide airline owned by Richard Branson of the Virgin group; Virgin Australia (IATA code since 2011) V Australia (IATA code 2009–2011) Viasa (IATA ...
The 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. 15th Virginia was organized in May 1861, with men from Richmond and Henrico and Hanover counties.