Skip to main content
Loading...

Judicial

1960
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-181 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transfer of credits and contributions to State Police Retirement System.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-186, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exclusion from jury of persons living within two miles of place felony committed, and exceptions thereto.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 16.1-178.2, so as to permit juvenile and domestic relations courts and the Department of Welfare and Institutions to commit certain juveniles to the Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-378, of the Code of Virginia, relating to restrictions to be placed on operators’ and/or chauffeurs’
An Act to amend and reenact § 1-18.86 of the Code of Virginia, providing what provisions of law shall not be affected by § 1-18.85 of the Code.
An Act to amend and reenact § 9-16.1 of the Code of Virginia, so as to eliminate the first and last paragraphs thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-25.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the authority of counties and cities to provide additional compensation for jurors.
An Act to provide that only one bail bond shall be required in certain misdemeanor cases and to limit the security required thereon.
An Act to amend and reenact § 64-126 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointing appraisers of certain estates, providing certain duties and requiring the personal representatives in certain cases to file an inventory of the estate.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-157 and 8-158 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removal of certain pending suits, motions, or other proceedings to certain other courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-555.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fingerprinting.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-188, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees in civil cases in county and municipal courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-418 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the forwarding of certain abstracts of records in certain cases; records in office of Division of Motor Vehicles; inspection; clerk’s fee for reports.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-750, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to qualification for a license as a real estate broker.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-428 of the Code of Virginia, relating to suspension and restoration of license of person committed to institution as inebriate or habitual user of drugs.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-571 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of special policemen in counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-44.2, providing what shall be deemed reasonable care on the part of an attorney at law in certain instances.
An Act to provide for the submission of proposed amendments to Secs. 110, 118, 119 and 120 of the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the Governor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 48-34 of the Code of Virginia, relating to enforcement of certain liens.
An Act relating to subrogation of employer to employee’s right, protection of employer when employee sues third party and providing for apportioned sharing of the expenses and attorneys’ fees in either such case.
1962
An Act to amend Title 5, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, by adding sections numbered 5-10.6 and 5-10.7, relating, respectively, to the release on summons of certain persons arrested for misdemeanor upon promise to appear and to other cases in which the arresting officer may take such person before a judicial officer in lieu of issuing such summons.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-797 and 58-798, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the duties of clerks of courts in which deeds are admitted to record and in which judgments are required to be docketed.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-228 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain conduct with respect to obscene items or materials and penalty therefor.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 80-42, 30-44, and 30-45 of the Code of Virginia, creating the Committee on Offenses Against the Administration of Justice.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-636, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum amounts and distribution of damages recoverable for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-658, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice to be given cities and towns of claims for damages for negligence.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-194.2, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment of additional judges and clerks of election in certain counties and cities.
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board with the consent of the Governor to exchange certain real estate for other real estate now federally owned.
An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Franklin; and to repeal Chapter 128 of the Acts of Assembly of 1875-1876, approved March 15, 1876, which provided a new charter for the Town of Franklin, in the County of Southampton, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 17-117, as amended, 17-118, and 17-119, as amended, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-127.15, so as to provide a circuit court for the City of Colonial Heights; to give such court exclusive jurisdiction over the City of Colonial Heights; to place the circuit court of the City of Colonial Heights in a judicial circuit; and to prescribe when the term of such court is to begin.
An Act to amend and reenact § 20-118, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibition against remarriage on dissolution of bond of matrimony.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-94 of the Code of Virginia, relating to judgments of courts not of record.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.1-180.2, authorizing governing bodies of counties, cities and towns to regulate the operation of motor vehicles under certain conditions and relating to the use of highways for recreational areas; liability for negligence in connection therewith; and prescribing penalties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 51-28.2, so as to provide survivor benefits for widows of certain judges and commissioners.
An Act to amend and reenact § 26-59, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to persons eligible to serve as personal representative, trustee or guardian.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the supervision of child or minor on parole.
An Act to amend and reenact certain sections of the charter for the city of Buena Vista, relating to the council's composition, election, procedures, and municipal court appointments.
An Act to permit certain cities, having a law library for the use of their courts, to assess certain costs in civil actions filed in their courts of record, and providing that such costs so collected be held for the use and maintenance of such law library.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-86, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for sheriffs of counties and sergeants of cities and their deputies.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-262 of the Code of Virginia, relating to attendance of witnesses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-3, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to requisites for retirement for certain judges.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-668.2 of the Code of Virginia, providing how counties to take possession of property prior to condemnation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-1104, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the conduct of proceedings to subject lands to tax liens, to make it discretionary with the court as to whom he will appoint a special commissioner to sell and make the deeds, in case a Sale is necessary.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1968, and the thirtieth day of June, 1964.
An Act to amend and reenact certain sections of the charter for the town of Lexington in Rockbridge County.
An Act to amend and reenact § 47-1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to notaries public for counties and cities.
An Act to permit certain cities to assess certain costs in certain civil actions filed in their courts, and providing that such costs so collected shall be held for the establishment, use and maintenance of public law libraries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-96, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to judgments on agreements or awards of the Industrial Commission and the enforcement of fines levied by the Industrial Commission.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Leesburg in the county of Loudoun, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 408, Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 380, 1986, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-137 of the Code of Virginia, relating to forfeited recognizances and proceedings thereon.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.1-15.2, making it unlawful to conspire, confederate or combine with another or others to commit larceny.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 28 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 43-70 and 48-71 of the Code of Virginia, relating to release of mechanic’s lien upon payment into court or filing bond.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.57, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to retirement allowance payable to certain teachers and State employees.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-119.2, to provide for the election, qualification and commissioning of judges of circuit courts under certain conditions and to ratify, validate, and confirm certain actions heretofore taken.
An Act to make it unlawful to enter into certain agreements for payment of charges by carriers or shippers to or for the benefit of a labor organization, to make it unlawful to pay or receive such charges, and to provide a penalty for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-116 and 16.1-118 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of executions upon and abstracts of judgments in civil actions in courts not of record, and destruction of papers in such cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-288 of the Code of Virginia, relating to punishment of prisoners escaping from jail.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-143 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dismissal or satisfaction of lis pendens or attachment.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5.07, 6.01 and 17.20 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948, providing a charter for the City of Richmond, as amended by Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1960, Chapter 185 of Acts of 1958 and Chapter 64 of the Acts of 1954, relating to the designation of an acting city manager, the time when rates of taxes levied on real estate shall be fixed, and the powers of the board of zoning appeals.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-227, 8-422.1, 8-460, 8-461, 55-280 and 55-287 of the Code of Virginia, relating to when and by whom distress made; trial of claim of third party to property distrained or levied on; sale of distrained property; how record of judgment kept, endorsement of execution; costs; and return of distress warrants and process of sale thereunder.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 11-20 and 11-28, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the letting of public contracts and conditions thereupon.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-315 and 46.1-820 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle official inspection stations and exemptions under certain conditions from penalties for failure to have inspections made
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-445.1, relating to the obtaining of dangerous drugs by certain means
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 17-221.1, 17-221.2, 17-221.3, 17-221.4, 17-221.5, 17-221.7, 17-221.8, 17-221.10 and 17-221.18, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the courts of the city of Newport News and the judges and clerks thereof; and to repeal §§ 17-221.9, 17-221.11, 17-221.12 and 17-221.14 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-46, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the storage and disposition of certain court records; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-46.1, to provide for the maintenance and disposition of certain receipt books, cancelled checks and statements by court clerks.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rewards for arrest of persons charged with certain offenses.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.1-119.1, prohibiting the making of false statements in writing with the intent to acquire certain real property thereby and to dispose of same in violation of such agreement; and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 40-1 through 40-12, 40-18, 40-20, 40-21, 40-22.1, 40-24, 40-33 through 40-37, 40-44. 40-55, 40-58 and 40-61 as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Title 40 new sections numbered 40-1.1, 40-1.2, 40-9.1, 40-9.2, 40-44.1, 40-54.1, 40-61.1, 40-61.2 and 40-61.3 all of which sections relate to the Department and Bureau of Labor and Industry, definition of terms, limitation of rights under Title 40, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, his powers and duties, information to be supplied, use thereof, employment agencies, licensing thereof, records, registration, penalties, Safety Codes Commission, enforcement of Fair Labor Standards Act, protection of employees, as to medical examinations, payment of wages, deductions, seating of females, hours of work of females, toilet facilities, notice to Health Commissioner, ventilation, fire hazards, notification of Fire Marshal, safety devices, lighting, dust, safety precautions in connection with construction, maintenance, excavation and demolition, enforcement of safety provisions by Commissioner, appeals, and to repeal 8§ 40-17, 40-28, 40-25 through 40-29, 40-38, 40-45 through 40-54, 40-59 and 40-60 relating generally to the same matters.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24-277.2 and 24-277.3, to provide for a recount of the ballots in general, special or primary elections for the offices of State Senate, House of Delegates, Clerk of Court, Attorney for the Commonwealth, City Attorney, Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, City Collector, City Sergeant and County Sheriff, and to prescribe the procedure in such cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-119.1 of the Code of Virginia relating to additional judges in certain judicial circuits
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to holding State or local office or employment while holding office or employment under the government of the United States.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-58, 46.1-16, 46.1-62, 46.1-177, 46.1-192, 46.1-805, 46.1-850 and 46.1-851 as amended, and 46.1-898 and 46.1-495, of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for violating certain motor vehicle laws, so as to revise the minimum penalties therefor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-155.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of court clerks in certain cities, and to repeal § 14-155.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of clerks of courts in certain cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-336 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the receipt and disposition of certain warrants by clerks of circuit and corporation courts.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 42-18 and 42-19 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to local law libraries in charge of circuit court clerks and to the enforcement of rules for such libraries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-240, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment of tie breakers.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-127.15, to prescribe the terms of court for the 39th Judicial Circuit.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1-13.27 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Sundays and holidays.
An Act to effectuate the consolidation of the city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County into a new consolidated city of the first class; and to this end to validate, ratify and confirm the consolidation between the city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County; to provide for certain pending annexation suits; to provide a charter for the new consolidated city; and to repeal Chapter 215 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952 which incorporated the city of South Norfolk and all amendments nee
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-47 and 8-66 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-66.1, relating to process, and suits by and against unincorporated associations.
An Act to amend and reneact § 32-85.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to violations of quarantine or isolation orders for tuberculosis, and specifying where such violators may be confined.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-355 and 8-858 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the tume when liens of judgments attach in case of judgments by confession.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-147, 54-167, and 54-187 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-147.2, the amended and new sections relating to the practice of dentistry, so as to provide for the employment of certain qualified persons by dentists to do certain work, not to be defined as the practice of dentistry.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-504, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest of certain officials in contracts with or claims against counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-388, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of certain officers in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 37-25.6, and 37-125.1, 37-125.5, 37-125.6 and 37-125.15, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to liability for care, treatment and maintenance at certain hospitals; and to repeal § 87-125.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to how such collections are made.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to lists of jurors.
An Act to provide a charter for the Town of Manassas Park in Prince William County; and to repeal the existing charter of the Town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-857, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure and conditions for issuing operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses to certain persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1-18.85, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the meaning of ‘the term “population” , when the census of nineteen hundred sixty shall become effective as to population classification in statutes, and the effect of population changes upon such statutes and validating prior action by any county, city or town and clerks of courts therein, in relation thereto and in reliance thereon.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 17-15 and 17-18 of the Code of Virginia, relating to places of sessions of circuit and corporation courts.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-446.2, to provide for the admission in evidence of the certificate of the Chief Medical Examiner or an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner in certain prosecutions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-414 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to attorneys and assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth for cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 292, Acts of Assembly, 1958, approved March 12, 1958, authorizing the appointment of a public defender in certain counties; to prescribe the powers and duties of such public defender; and to provide compensation thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-32.1 of the Code of Virginia relating to certain special justices
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-130 and 16.1-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain records of courts not of record and the disposition thereof, the sections relating, respectively, to criminal dockets and to papers retained for payment of fine.
An Act to amend and reenact § 52-21, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure after certain arrests without warrant by police.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.1-165.1, requiring that insurance companies and other insurers report to the State Corporation Commission certain acts deemed larceny under § 18.1-109 of the Code of Virginia, making such reports privileged communications, and prescribing certain duties of the Commission.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-199 and 16.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to establishment and standards for the operation of detention homes and providing for the management thereof.