Virginia Statutes
§ 1-211 — Constitutional references
Virginia § 1-211
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
Ch. 2.1COMMON LAW AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Art. 2RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 1-211 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 49, § 1-13.41; 2005, c. 839.
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Virginia § 1-211, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/1/1-211.