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Commission on Code Recodification was created in 1946 as a permanent
commission of the legislative branch. (Ch. 400, 1946 Acts of Assembly)
In 1948, the Commission was renamed the Virginia Code Commission.
The original purpose of the Commission was to create the 1950 Code
of Virginia by codifying the Acts of Assembly of 1948 and all statutes
enacted prior to and subsequent to 1948. Today,
the Commission’s duties, set out in Chapter 15 (§
30-145 et seq.) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia, include:
- Annually
supervising the codification of the statutes after each session
of the General Assembly.
- Revising
and recodifying individual titles of the Code of Virginia.
- Reviewing
the Code of Virginia and Acts of Assembly to identify obsolete
provisions.
- Arranging
for the codification and incorporation into the Code of Virginia
of all general, special and limited compacts to which the Commonwealth
of Virginia is a party.
- Compiling
and codifying all of the administrative regulations of state agencies
into the Virginia
Administrative Code.
- Overseeing
the bi-weekly publication of the Virginia
Register of Regulations.
- Monitoring,
with the assistance of the Administrative Law Advisory Committee,
the operation of the Administrative Process Act (§
2.2-4000 et seq.) and the Virginia Register Act (§
2.2-4100 et seq.), to ensure that the laws provide the most
practical means for administrative agencies of the Commonwealth
to promulgate, amend, and repeal administrative law.
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VIRGINIA RULES OF EVIDENCE
NOTICE:
On December 5, 2011, the Virginia Code Commission approved the
Virginia Rules of Evidence prepared and adopted by the Supreme
Court of Virginia as provided in §§ 8.01-3
E and 30-153
of the Code of Virginia. Legislation to enact the Rules of Evidence
will be introduced at the 2012 Session of the Virginia General
Assembly.
Links to
the Rules of Evidence, draft legislation, and associated documents
are provided below:
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| CONTACT:
Questions
and comments may be directed to David Cotter, Senior Attorney,
Division of Legislative Services, General Assembly Building,
2nd Floor, 910 Capitol Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone
(804) 786-3591, email dcotter@dls.virginia.gov. |
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Assembly Building, 910 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Telephone
(804) 786-3591 FAX (804) 692-0625 |
