A. If any mail or notice is required to be sent by registered mail, it shall constitute compliance with this requirement if such mail or notice is sent by certified mail.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, whenever a state agency is required to send any mail or notice by certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt requested, then any subsequent, identical mail or notice that is sent by such state agency may be sent by regular mail.
C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.
1956, c. 647, § 1-15.1; 2005, c. 839; 2011, c. 566.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2.1 - Common Law and Rules of Construction
§ 1-202. General rule of construction
§ 1-207. Child; juvenile; minor; infant
§ 1-208.1. Carbon-free energy; clean energy
§ 1-211. Constitutional references
§ 1-211.1. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Courthouse; posting of notices
§ 1-211.1. (Effective July 1, 2024) Courthouse; posting of notices
§ 1-213. Delegation of duties assigned to political subdivision
§ 1-217. Headlines of sections
§ 1-219.1. Limitations on eminent domain
§ 1-220. Local ordinances incorporating state law by reference
§ 1-224. Municipality; incorporated communities; municipal corporation
§ 1-225. Nonlegislative citizen member
§ 1-229. Optional form of county government; effect of change in form
§ 1-231. When "person" includes business trust and limited liability company
§ 1-232. Person under disability
§ 1-234. Personal representative
§ 1-235. Population; inhabitants
§ 1-236. Population classifications
§ 1-239. Repeal not to affect liabilities; mitigation of punishment
§ 1-240. Repeal not to revive former act
§ 1-242. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
§ 1-244. Short title citations
§ 1-246. Stricken language or italics
§ 1-247. Summaries of legislation
§ 1-248. Supremacy of federal and state law
§ 1-251. Systems of state highways