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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-5 — Meaning of certain terms
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: General Provisions, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-5
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
As used in this title, unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it appears:
"Court" means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth.
"Court not of record" and "district court" shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Chapter 4.1 (§ 16.1-69.1 et seq.) of Title 16.1.
"Judge" means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate.
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