"State," when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 23, § 1-13.26; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 49; 2005, c. 839.
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