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On March 12, 1819, the Virginia General Assembly passed "An Act Providing for the re-publication of the Laws of this Commonwealth," and the resulting Code of 1819 entered into force on January 1, 1820. The Revised Code of the Laws of Virginia: Being A Collection of all such Acts of the General Assembly, of a Public and Permanent Nature as are ...
The foremost source of state law is the Constitution of Virginia. It provides the process for enacting all state legislation, as well as defining the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the people of Virginia. The Virginia Constitution has had six major revisions, as well as many amendments.
1838 Virginia General Assembly January 1, 1838 - April 9, 1838 1837 1839 Virginia General Assembly January 7, 1839 - April 10, 1839 1838 1839–1840 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1839 - March 19, 1840 1839 1840–1841 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1840 - March 22, 1841 1840 1841–1842 Virginia General Assembly
The Act established the legal basis for the Independent Safeguarding Authority who managed the two lists of people barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults replacing the former barred lists (List 99, [2] the Protection of Children Act 1999 (PoCA), [3] the scheme relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) [4] and ...
Other forms of local government are also provided by statute. [3] Virginia limits the authority of cities and counties to enact ordinances by what is known as the Dillon's Rule. Counties and cities may only pass laws expressly allowed by the state legislature or which are necessary to effect powers granted by the state. [4]
The current minimum amount of auto insurance required in Virginia is $25,000 in liability coverage per person, $50,000 per accident and $20,0000 in property damage.
In 1972, on the recommendation of Governor A. Linwood Holton Jr., the Virginia General Assembly established the Virginia Governor's Cabinet, which included a Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety. On April 12, 1976, the General Assembly established two separate secretariats for transportation and for public safety, effective July 1, 1976.