Judicial

1960
An Act to amend and reenact § 55-276 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commutation in cases of persons under disability.
An Act for the relief of Norfolk General Hospital.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-121.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to special justices in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-171 of the Code of Virginia, relating to summoning of petit jury in criminal cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-446 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain criminal penalties.
An Act relating to the jurisdiction of the courts of the county of Henrico with respect to real estate owned by the county situated in the city of Richmond and to certain acts or things done on such property.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-898 of the Code of Virginia, relating to when suit to enforce lien of judgment is barred in equity.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 51-111.41:1, providing prior service credit for certain members of the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-168, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the laws of Virginia relating to vital statistics
An Act to amend and reenact § 34-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemption of wages from distress, levy and garnishment.
An Act to regulate the sale, transfer of possession or possession of explosives; to require reports of thefts of explosives; and to provide penalties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 18-225.2, to prohibit any person from (1) soliciting or encouraging another or others to trespass upon certain property or (2) interfering with the rendition of service on certain property, and to prescribe penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2, as amended, of Chapter IX, § 1 of Chapter X and § 1 of Chapter XXVII of Chapter 481 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 6, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Hopewell, and to further amend such Chapter by adding in Chapter XXVII thereof sections numbered 2 through 15, the amended and new sections relating to the substitute civil and police justice, bailing justices and the pension fund.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-428 of the Code of Virginia, concerning the denial of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon conviction of speeding in excess of sixty-five or seventy-five miles per hour.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-182 and 14-136, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for services in criminal cases.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 51-111.41:1, relating to the crediting to a member of the retirement system of certain prior periods of service.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-142 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment of prisoners to jatls of other counties or cities for safekeeping.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 54-50.1, providing that an attorney failing for two successive years to pay his Virginia State Bar fees shall forfeit his license to practice law; and to provide for restoration of such license.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 55-59, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to imposing and conferring upon the parties of every deed of trust certain duties, rights and obligations as if the same were expressly provided for by such deed.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-135, as amended, and 14-148 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain fees chargeable by justices of the peace and notaries.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16.1-48.2, to permit the governing bodies of certain counties to supplement the salaries of judges of county courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-3888 of the Code of Virginia, relating to examinations of operators and/or chauffeurs believed incompetent and providing for suspension, revocation or restriction of operating privileges under certain conditions.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Craigsville.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-639 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of claims for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-60, 54-61, 54-62, as amended, 54-62.1 and 54-66 of the Code of Virginia, relating to admission to the Bar, and to repeal § 54-61.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to character certificates required of certain applicants.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-386, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the time at which a judgment becomes a lien on real property.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-441 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the institution of garnishment proceedings and providing for certain limitations.
An Act to appropriate funds for the payment of the salary of the additional judge of Hustings Court of the city of Richmond.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-79, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to indexes in clerks’ offices.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 51-28.1, to provide for last-survivor annuities for certain judges and commissioners, and how the amount thereof shall be determined and paid.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-92 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removal of certain actions from courts not of record.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to crimes and offenses generally; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 18-1 to 18-366, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to crimes and offenses generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 18.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 18.1-1 to 18.1-429, both inclusive, relating to crimes and offenses generally; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-158 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction of juvenile courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-129 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charge to grand jury.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-270 of the Code of Virginia, relating to proof of statutes of the United States and other states and proof of ordinances of political subdivisions of this State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-639 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 877 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a charter for the town of Chase City, the section relating to administration and government.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 14-155.18, prescribing additional compensation for clerks of certain courts.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-198.1, providing for the jurisdiction of courts as to offenses committed by jail farm prisoners.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-548 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the punishment for violations of §§ 15-546 and 15-547 of the Code.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19-187.1, to provide for preliminary examinations of persons arrested upon a warrant charging a felony and to provide for waiver thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-111.1, to provide for admission of facts and genuineness of documents without formal proof thereof in certain cases.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-867 and 46.1-487 of the Code of Virginia, relative to staying the orders of revocation and suspension during the period of appeal.
An Act for the relief of James M. Settle.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, concerning the council and mayor of the town of Wytheville.
An Act to amend and reenact § 68-378.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to offenses committed by juveniles in the custody of the Department of Welfare and Institutions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 65-10.1, to prescribe the powers and duties of the bailiff of the Industrial Commission.
An Act to amend and reenact §$§ 16.1-26 and 16.1-27 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the powers of courts not of record to punish for contempt and to issue process.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-51 and 14-52, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the salaries of trial justices, now known as County Court Judges, in counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-288, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-371.2, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensing and qualifications of professional bondsmen.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1961, and the thirtieth day of June, 1962.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4 and 23 as amended, § 23-e, § 32 as amended, §§ 46, 46-a and 47, § 2 of Chapter X and § 5 as amended of Chapter XII of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, which provided a charter for the city of Portsmouth, and to amend said chapter by adding to Chapter IX thereof, a section numbered 1-a, the amended and new sections relating, respectively, to election and terms of members of the council; powers of the city; election and terms of members of the planning commission; payment of taxes; duties and powers of the city treasurer; collection of taxes; lists of uncollected taxes; effective date of certain ordinances; qualifications for employment; and jurisdiction of certain courts.
An Act to provide a charter for the city of South Boston and to repeal Chapter 180 of the Acts of Assembly of 1883-1884, approved February 19, 1884, which provided a charter for the town of South Boston, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-169 of the Code of Virginia, relating to approval of compromises on behalf of infants or insane persons in suits to which they are parties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-124, 16.1-125 and 16.1-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts wn criminal matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the control, management and supervision of jail farms of counties and cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-152.9, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacancies on the court occurring during the trial of an annexation proceeding, so as to continue thereon the judge of the circuit court of the county in which such proceeding is pending.
An Act to provide for the appointment of an assistant Commonwealth’s attorney in certain cities.
Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia
An Act to amend chapter 588 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, which provided a charter for the town of Purcellville by adding sections numbered 20.1 through 20.4, to provide for appointment, jurisdiction and compensation of issuing justices.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 77 and 78 of Chapter 580 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 6, 1954, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Elkton, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the trial justice and to warrant justices.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-170 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of claims for personal injury to infants, idiots, or insane persons.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 46.1-350, 46.1-351, 46.1-862, 46.1-417 and 46.1-421 of the Code of Virginia, all relating to motor vehicle permits and licenses.
An Act to permit counties and certain cities, having a law library for the use of their courts, to assess certain costs in civil actions filed in their courts, and providing that such costs so collected be held for the use and maintenance of such law library.
An Act to provide that the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 6 and 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 51 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the retirement of judges, disabled judges, retirement of judges and commissioners for incapacity and the judges’ and commissioners’ retirement fund, shall be applicable to assistant Attorneys General upon certain conditions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-158 of the Code of Virginia, relating to election or temporary appointment of additional justices of the peace in counties and to the appointment of additional justices of the peace in certain counties.
Proposing an amendment to Section 30 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to repeal §§ 25.08 and 25.04 and to amend and reenact § 25.07 of Chapter 141 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958, approved March 8, 1958, which chapter provided a charter for the consolidated city of Newport News, the sections relating to the clerks’ offices of the courts of record.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 18.1-227 through 18.1-286.8, relating to obscenity, defining the word 'obscene', providing that certain obscene acts and conduct, and certain acts and conduct in connection therewith, shall be unlawful, making it a felony to commit a second or other subsequent offense thereof, providing for the issuance of certain orders and judgments as to obscene books; and to repeal §§ 18-113 and 18-118.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
An Act to add a new section to the Code of Virginia known as 8-477.1, relating to the posting of bond by a garnishee or other person indebted to a person against whom a judgment has been obtained pending an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to criminal procedure; to that end to repeal Title 19 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 13 and §§ 19-1 to 19-342, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to criminal procedure; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 19.1, which title includes fifteen new chapters numbered 1 to 15, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 19.1-1 to 19.1-878, both inclusive, relating to criminal procedure; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-511, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to giving of judgment on contract in certain cases.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 16.1-148.1, so as to permit localities to establish and operate joint regional juvenile and domestic relations courts, and to provide for payment of salaries of judges and personnel of such courts.
An Act for the relief of James S. Nicholas.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5.07, 18.07.1, 17.11, 17.12, 17.16 and 17.17 of chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948, providing a charter for the city of Richmond, as amended by chapter 251 of the Acts of 1950 and by chapter 64 of the Acts of 1954, relating to certain temporary appointments of officers; the disposition of certain gas, water and electric utility surplus funds; the power to grant special permits for the use of land, buildings and structures; the change of boundaries of zoning districts; and the number and duties of alternate members of the board of zoning appeals.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-557 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers and duties of policemen of cities and towns, and their compensation in certain instances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-181, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of attorneys appointed to defend poor persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-707, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to acquiring dumps for waste material in counties, the amount of acreage that may be used and forbidding dumping elsewhere.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-96 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees payable out of the State treasury.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.02, 4.01 as amended, 4.12, 4.17, 6.02 as amended, 6.09, 6.19, 17.02, 17.06, 17.07, 17.08, 17.18, 19.01 as amended, 19.02, 19.08, 19.04, 19.05, 19.06, 19.07 as amended, 19.08, 19.09, 19.10, 19.12, 19. 18 and 20. 02 as amended, of Chap. 328 of the Acts of Assembly 'of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, the sections relating to nomination of candidates for council; composition of council; certain referenda; procedure concerning charter amendments; submission of budgets and hearings thereon; composition and certain functions and duties of the planning commission; adoption of master plan; district boundaries; municipal courts and judges and officers thereof and election of the school board.
An Act to amend and reenact § 33-255.41, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority, so as to provide the manner in which the ruses ANd TEGunnnne wT Authority may be proved in evidence and to change the date for making the annual report of the activities of the Authority.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18-75.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to chemical analysis of alcohol in blood of persons charged with offense of drunk driving.
An Act to amend and reenact § 26-17 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual settlement of fiduciaries’ accounts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-133, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees in civil cases in county and municipal courts.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18-188, 18-140, 18-142 and 18-148 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Machine Gun Act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-176, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to offenses committed by juveniles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-132, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for services in criminal cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-92.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of bail commissioners in certain cities.
An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of Arlington, and to provide for the adoption thereof; to repeal Chap. 464, Acts of Assembly 1942, approved April 6, 1942, and Chap. 367, Acts of Assembly 1946, approved March 28, 1946, incorporating the city of Arlington.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-119, as amu.uded, of the Code of Virginia, relating to judicial circuits and additional judges in certain judicial circuits; and to amend and reenact §§ 17-221.1, 17-221.4, 17-221.7, 17-221.10, and 17-221.14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the courts of record of the city of Newport News; to the election, compensation and duties of the clerks of such courts; to prescribe the jurisdiction of such courts; and to provide for interchange of and transfer of cases between such courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 20-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the effect of divorce proceedings upon the jurisdiction of certain courts as to alimony, support and custody.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 16.1-176.1, so as to provide for trial of a juvenile sixteen years of age or over by a court of record under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bond required of clerks, officers and employees of courts not of record.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-41, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the keeping open of clerks’ offices on certain days.
An Act to amend and reenact § 9-42 of the Code of Virginia, so as to provide additional authority to the Commission to revoke, suspend or place on probation the license of any licensee under this chapter and provide standards therefor, and to provide for judicial review.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-140 of the Code of Virginia, relating to costs chargeable against prosecutors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-50 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the committee of circuit judges to fix salaries and expenses of judges and associate judges of county courts, so as to provide for the payment of compensation to the circuit court judges constituting such committee.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-41, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to when clerk’s office to be kept open.