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Code · Virginia · Title 19.2 · Chapter 8

Code of Virginia § 19.2-85. Definitions.

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When appearing in this chapter:
(1)The term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this Commonwealth;
(2)The term "executive authority" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a state other than this Commonwealth;
(3)The term "State," referring to a state other than this Commonwealth, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America, and the District of Columbia; and
(4)The term "judge" means a judge of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction.
Code 1950, § 19.1-49; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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