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Va. Code Ann. § 1-203 (2026)

Adult

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"Adult" means a person 18 years of age or more.

1972, cc. 824, 825, § 1-13.42; 2005, c. 839.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: McDonald v. Com., 645 S.E.2d 918 (Va. 2007).
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McDonald v. Com., 645 S.E.2d 918 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “Code § 1-203 ("` Adult ' means a person 18 years of age or more.”
McDonald v. Commonwealth, 630 S.E.2d 754 (Va. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “” Additionally, Code §§ 1-203, 1-204, and 1-207 together define “adult” as a person aged eighteen or more, unless a statute specifically provides otherwise.”
United States v. Moore, 775 F. Supp. 2d 882 (E.D. Va. 2011). “Moore attempts to draw a *892 distinction between Maryland Code of Criminal Procedure § 1-203, which states that a search warrant shall be directed to a duly constituted police officer, Md.”
Terrence D'Juan Blackwell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 854 S.E.2d 191 (Va. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “a person shall be an adult, shall be of full age, and shall reach the age of majority when he becomes 18 years of age”); Code § 1-207 (defining “‘[c]hild,’ ‘juvenile,’ ‘minor,’ [and] ‘infant’” as “a person less than 18 years of age”), but that determination is subject to…”
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