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Va. Code Ann. § 1-1 (2026)

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The laws embraced in this and the following titles, chapters, articles and sections of this act shall constitute, and be designated and cited as the "Code of Virginia," hereinafter referred to as "the Code" or "this Code."

Code 1919, § 1; R. P. 1948, § 1-1. 

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Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Rickman v. Commonwealth, 808 S.E.2d 395 (Va. 2017).
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Rickman v. Commonwealth, 808 S.E.2d 395 (Va. 2017). “" Kent Sinclair, Sinclair on Virginia Remedies § 1-1, at 1-4 (5th ed. 2016). A party to a contract, for example, has a legal right to hold another party to his contractual promises.”
Kerns v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 818 S.E.2d 779 (Va. 2018). “Kent Sinclair, Sinclair on Virginia Remedies § 1-1, at 1-5 (5th ed. 2016); see also Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 346(2) (1981) ; 3 E.”
Jackson v. Marshall, 454 S.E.2d 23 (Va. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “615-45-1, § 1-1 and Reg. 615-45-2, § 1-1. DSS, pursuant to the Commissioner’s authority under Code § 63.”
Rainey v. City of Norfolk, 421 S.E.2d 210 (Va. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “…has adopted the USBC and has provided for its general applicability and enforcement in the City. See Norfolk City Code §§ 1-1 et seq.”
Town of Vinton v. Falcun Corp., 306 S.E.2d 867 (Va. 1983). · cites it 2× “13, §§ 1-1, 1-2 and Art. 14, §§ 1-1 (b), l-l(e).”
AMEC Civil, L.L.C. v. Commonwealth, 74 Va. Cir. 492 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “at 650 ); see also Va. Code Ann. § 1-1 (1950) (“The laws embraced in this and the following titles, chapters, articles, and sections ofthis act shall constitute .”
Coder v. O'BRIEN, 719 F. Supp. 2d 655 (W.D. Va. 2010). “15-130, § 1-1 (emphasizing that Army prisoners have “no constitutional, statutory, or regulatory right .”
SNC-Lavalin Am., Inc. v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 858 F. Supp. 2d 620 (W.D. Va. 2012). “” (UFC 4-021-01 at § 1-1.) “The purpose of mass notification is to protect life by indicating the existence of an emergency situation and instructing people of the necessary and appropriate response and action.”
Horner v. Virginia Dep't of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, & Substance Abuse Servs., 59 Va. Cir. 250 (2002). · cites it 2× “Costello, Virginia Remedies, § 1-1 (a) (2d ed. 2001). “Traditionally, one thinks of a remedy as a procedural device at law or equity for administering justice to a person injured by the disfavored act of another.”
Rickman v. Commonwealth (Va. 2017). “” Kent Sinclair, Sinclair on Virginia Remedies § 1-1, at 1-4 (5th ed. 2016). A party to a contract, for example, has a legal 3 right to hold another party to his contractual promises.”
Goldberg v. Kone (E.D. Va. 2021). “§ 1-1. Parts of the regulation clearly give Plaintiff the right to seek the BAH from his spouse, but that is not what he attempts to do here.”
Young v. Wormuth (E.D. Va. 2023). “One of the division chiefs Paschal for Administrative Investigations and Boards of Officers § 1-1 (Apr. 1, 2016). The primary function of these probes “is to ascertain facts, document and preserve evidence, and then report the facts and evidence to the approval authority.”
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