Code of Virginia
Chapter 2.1 - Common Law and Rules of Construction
§ 1-211. Constitutional references

Whenever any act of the General Assembly in effect at noon on July 1, 1971, refers to any section, article, or provision of the prior Constitution of Virginia, such reference shall apply to any comparable section, article, or provision of the Constitution of Virginia then in effect unless the construction would be contrary to the legislative intent of the act.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 49, § 1-13.41; 2005, c. 839.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 2.1 - Common Law and Rules of Construction

§ 1-200. The common law

§ 1-201. Acts of Parliament

§ 1-202. General rule of construction

§ 1-203. Adult

§ 1-204. Age of majority

§ 1-205. Bond with surety

§ 1-206. Certified mail equivalent to registered mail; certain subsequent mail or notice may be sent by regular mail

§ 1-207. Child; juvenile; minor; infant

§ 1-208. City

§ 1-208.1. Carbon-free energy; clean energy

§ 1-209. Collegial body

§ 1-210. Computation of time

§ 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

§ 1-212. Courts of record

§ 1-213. Delegation of duties assigned to political subdivision

§ 1-214. Effective dates

§ 1-215. Ex officio

§ 1-216. Gender

§ 1-217. Headlines of sections

§ 1-218. Includes

§ 1-219. Land; real estate

§ 1-219.1. Limitations on eminent domain

§ 1-220. Local ordinances incorporating state law by reference

§ 1-221. Locality

§ 1-222. Majority authority

§ 1-222.1. Manufacturer

§ 1-223. Month; year

§ 1-224. Municipality; incorporated communities; municipal corporation

§ 1-225. Nonlegislative citizen member

§ 1-226. Notary

§ 1-227. Number

§ 1-228. Oath

§ 1-229. Optional form of county government; effect of change in form

§ 1-230. Person

§ 1-231. When "person" includes business trust and limited liability company

§ 1-232. Person under disability

§ 1-233. Personal estate

§ 1-234. Personal representative

§ 1-235. Population; inhabitants

§ 1-236. Population classifications

§ 1-237. Process

§ 1-238. Reenacted

§ 1-239. Repeal not to affect liabilities; mitigation of punishment

§ 1-240. Repeal not to revive former act

§ 1-240.1. Rights of parents

§ 1-241. Seal

§ 1-242. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections

§ 1-243. Severability

§ 1-244. Short title citations

§ 1-245. State

§ 1-246. Stricken language or italics

§ 1-247. Summaries of legislation

§ 1-248. Supremacy of federal and state law

§ 1-249. Supreme Court

§ 1-250. Swear; sworn

§ 1-251. Systems of state highways

§ 1-252. Tier-city

§ 1-253. Time zone

§ 1-254. Town

§ 1-255. United States

§ 1-256. Weights and measurements; metric equivalents

§ 1-257. Written; writing; in writing