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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Mahoney v. NationsBank of Virginia, NA, 455 S.E.2d 5 (Va. 1995).
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Mahoney v. NationsBank of Virginia, NA, 455 S.E.2d 5 (Va. 1995). · cites it 3× “1982) (good faith requirement of UCC § 1-203, as adopted in Ohio, could not be invoked to limit purchaser’s unfettered right “to *221 terminate [the] purchase order in whole or in part at any time”), and Corenswet, Inc.”
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.”
Military Circle Pet Ctr. 94, Inc. v. Docktor Pet Holdings, Ltd. (In Re Military Circle Pet Ctr. 94, Inc.), 181 B.R. 282 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1994). · cites it 4× “2 Good Faith: § 3-302(1) (a); § 1-203; and § 1-201(19) Good faith is defined as “honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.”
RW Power Partners, L.P. v. Virginia Elec. & Power Co., 899 F. Supp. 1490 (E.D. Va. 1995). “§ 1-203 (Official Comment). RW Power’s attempt to conceal its own laggardness did nothing to jeopardize Virginia Power’s right to enjoy the fruits of the contract.”
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.”
Traxys North Am., LLC v. Concept Mining, Inc., 808 F. Supp. 2d 853 (W.D. Va. 2011). “See UCC § 1-203 (“Every contract or duty within this Act imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.”
Cent. Virginia Bank v. Bell, 16 Va. Cir. 209 (Chesterfield Cir. Ct. 1989). · cites it 6× “Nor have we been able to discover a jurisdiction which allows recovery of damages under this general provision of the Uniform Commercial Code.”
Terrence D'Juan Blackwell v. Commonwealth of Virginia (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…”
Buckley v. Zoning Appeals Bd., 59 Va. Cir. 150 (2002). “, Zoning Ordinance § 1-203. In 1988, a zoning permit was issued for the shed located on the property as “an accessory use to agricultural use on site.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 1-203(19) — 1 case
Military Circle Pet Ctr. 94, Inc. v. Docktor Pet Holdings, Ltd. (In Re Military Circle Pet Ctr. 94, Inc.), 181 B.R. 282 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1994). “2 Good Faith: § 3-302(1) (a); § 1-203; and § 1-201(19) Good faith is defined as “honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.”
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