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The deed shall accurately and specifically describe the area and location of the land over which the additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded and shall set out specifically what additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded, and may set out any reservations in the Commonwealth of jurisdiction which may be deemed proper in addition to those referred to in subsection D.B\n\nNo such deed shall become effective or operative until the jurisdiction therein provided for is accepted on behalf of the United States as required by 40 U.S.C. § 255. The head or other authorized officer of a department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall indicate such acceptance by executing and acknowledging such deed and admitting it to record in the office of the clerk of the court in which deeds conveying the lands affected would properly be recorded.C\n\nWhen such deed has been executed and acknowledged on behalf of the Commonwealth and the United States, and admitted to record as provided in subsection B, it shall have the effect of ceding to and vesting in the United States the jurisdiction and powers therein provided for and none other.D\n\nEvery such deed as is provided for in this section shall reserve in the Commonwealth over all lands therein referred to the jurisdiction and power to serve civil and criminal process on such lands and in the event that the lands or any part thereof shall be sold or leased to any person, under the terms of which sale or lease the vendee or lessee shall have the right to conduct thereon any private industry or business, then the jurisdiction ceded to the United States over any such lands so sold or leased shall cease and determine, and thereafter the Commonwealth shall have all jurisdiction and power she would have had if no jurisdiction or power had been ceded to the United States. This provision, however, shall not apply to post exchanges, officers’ clubs and similar activities on lands acquired by the United States for purposes of national defense. It is further provided that the reservations provided for in this subsection shall remain effective even though they should be omitted from any deed executed pursuant to this section.E\n\nNothing contained in this section shall be construed as repealing any special acts ceding jurisdiction to the United States to acquire any specific tract of land.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309377,"text":"Whenever the head or other authorized officer of any department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall deem it desirable that additional jurisdiction or powers be ceded over any lands in the Commonwealth acquired or proposed to be acquired by the United States under his immediate jurisdiction, custody or control, and whenever the Governor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth shall agree to the same, the Governor and Attorney General shall execute and acknowledge a deed in the name of and under the lesser seal of the Commonwealth ceding such additional jurisdiction. The deed shall accurately and specifically describe the area and location of the land over which the additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded and shall set out specifically what additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded, and may set out any reservations in the Commonwealth of jurisdiction which may be deemed proper in addition to those referred to in subsection D.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309378,"text":"No such deed shall become effective or operative until the jurisdiction therein provided for is accepted on behalf of the United States as required by 40 U.S.C. § 255. The head or other authorized officer of a department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall indicate such acceptance by executing and acknowledging such deed and admitting it to record in the office of the clerk of the court in which deeds conveying the lands affected would properly be recorded.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309379,"text":"When such deed has been executed and acknowledged on behalf of the Commonwealth and the United States, and admitted to record as provided in subsection B, it shall have the effect of ceding to and vesting in the United States the jurisdiction and powers therein provided for and none other.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":309380,"text":"Every such deed as is provided for in this section shall reserve in the Commonwealth over all lands therein referred to the jurisdiction and power to serve civil and criminal process on such lands and in the event that the lands or any part thereof shall be sold or leased to any person, under the terms of which sale or lease the vendee or lessee shall have the right to conduct thereon any private industry or business, then the jurisdiction ceded to the United States over any such lands so sold or leased shall cease and determine, and thereafter the Commonwealth shall have all jurisdiction and power she would have had if no jurisdiction or power had been ceded to the United States. This provision, however, shall not apply to post exchanges, officers’ clubs and similar activities on lands acquired by the United States for purposes of national defense. It is further provided that the reservations provided for in this subsection shall remain effective even though they should be omitted from any deed executed pursuant to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":309381,"text":"Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as repealing any special acts ceding jurisdiction to the United States to acquire any specific tract of land.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16176,"edition_id":1,"name":"Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired by the United States","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13464,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:08:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:08:17","permalink":{"id":143171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16176,"identifier":"4","token":"1\/4","url":"\/1\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13464,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","permalink":{"id":142799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13464,"identifier":"1","token":"1","url":"\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":75149,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-400","catch_line":"Conditional consent given to acquisition of lands by United States; concurrent jurisdiction ceded","url":"\/1-400\/","token":"1\/4\/1-400","metadata":false},{"id":86388,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-401","catch_line":"Ceding additional jurisdiction to United States","url":"\/1-401\/","token":"1\/4\/1-401","metadata":false},{"id":69482,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-402","catch_line":"Shenandoah National Park","url":"\/1-402\/","token":"1\/4\/1-402","metadata":false},{"id":66539,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-403","catch_line":"Conveyances of certain waste and unappropriated lands and marshlands to the United States","url":"\/1-403\/","token":"1\/4\/1-403","metadata":false},{"id":70089,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-404","catch_line":"Licensing sale of mixed alcoholic beverages on lands ceded to or owned by United States","url":"\/1-404\/","token":"1\/4\/1-404","metadata":false},{"id":69753,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-405","catch_line":"Reversion to Commonwealth; recorded title prerequisite to vesting jurisdiction","url":"\/1-405\/","token":"1\/4\/1-405","metadata":false},{"id":74455,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-406","catch_line":"Conveyances to political subdivisions of lands ceded to and no longer used by United States","url":"\/1-406\/","token":"1\/4\/1-406","metadata":false},{"id":64469,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-407","catch_line":"Concurrent jurisdiction of Commonwealth and United States over certain lands leased to political subdivisions","url":"\/1-407\/","token":"1\/4\/1-407","metadata":false},{"id":84796,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-408","catch_line":"Relinquishment by United States of jurisdiction over lands in the Commonwealth","url":"\/1-408\/","token":"1\/4\/1-408","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":75149,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-400","catch_line":"Conditional consent given to acquisition of lands by United States; concurrent jurisdiction ceded","url":"\/1-400\/","token":"1\/4\/1-400","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69482,"structure_id":16176,"section_number":"1-402","catch_line":"Shenandoah National Park","url":"\/1-402\/","token":"1\/4\/1-402","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/1-401\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 102; in 1972, chapter 597; in 1976, chapter 211; in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75149,"section_number":"1-400","catch_line":"Conditional consent given to acquisition of lands by United States; concurrent jurisdiction ceded","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-400\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86388,"identifier":"1-401","token":"1\/4\/1-401","url":"\/1-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/1-401\/","token":"1\/4\/1-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ceding additional jurisdiction to United States","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 1-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever the head or other authorized officer of any department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall deem it desirable that additional jurisdiction<\/span> or powers be ceded over any lands in the Commonwealth acquired or proposed to be acquired by the United States under his immediate jurisdiction<\/span>, custody<\/span> or control, and whenever the Governor and Attorney General<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall agree to the same, the Governor and Attorney General<\/span> shall execute and acknowledge a deed in the name of and under the lesser seal of the Commonwealth ceding such additional jurisdiction<\/span>. The deed shall accurately and specifically describe the area and location of the land over which the additional jurisdiction<\/span> and powers are ceded and shall set out specifically what additional jurisdiction<\/span> and powers are ceded, and may set out any reservations in the Commonwealth of jurisdiction<\/span> which may be deemed proper in addition to those referred to in subsection D. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No such deed shall become effective or operative until the jurisdiction<\/span> therein provided for is accepted on behalf of the United States as required by 40 U.S.C. § 255. The head or other authorized officer of a department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall indicate such acceptance by executing and acknowledging such deed and admitting it to record in the office of the clerk of the court<\/span> in which deeds conveying the lands affected would properly be recorded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When such deed has been executed and acknowledged on behalf of the Commonwealth and the United States, and admitted to record as provided in subsection B, it shall have the effect of ceding to and vesting in the United States the jurisdiction<\/span> and powers therein provided for and none other. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Every such deed as is provided for in this section shall reserve in the Commonwealth over all lands therein referred to the jurisdiction<\/span> and power to serve civil and criminal process on such lands and in the event that the lands or any part thereof shall be sold or leased to any person, under the terms of which sale or lease the vendee or lessee shall have the right to conduct thereon any private industry or business, then the jurisdiction<\/span> ceded to the United States over any such lands so sold or leased shall cease and determine, and thereafter the Commonwealth shall have all jurisdiction<\/span> and power she would have had if no jurisdiction<\/span> or power had been ceded to the United States. This provision, however, shall not apply to post exchanges, officers’ clubs and similar activities on lands acquired by the United States for purposes of national defense. It is further provided that the reservations provided for in this subsection shall remain effective even though they should be omitted from any deed executed pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as repealing any special acts ceding jurisdiction<\/span> to the United States to acquire any specific tract of land. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCEDING ADDITIONAL JURISDICTION TO UNITED STATES (\u00a7 1-401)\n\nA. Whenever the head or other authorized officer of any department or\nindependent establishment or agency of the United States shall deem it desirable\nthat additional jurisdiction or powers be ceded over any lands in the\nCommonwealth acquired or proposed to be acquired by the United States under his\nimmediate jurisdiction, custody or control, and whenever the Governor and\nAttorney General of the Commonwealth shall agree to the same, the Governor and\nAttorney General shall execute and acknowledge a deed in the name of and under\nthe lesser seal of the Commonwealth ceding such additional jurisdiction. The\ndeed shall accurately and specifically describe the area and location of the\nland over which the additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded and shall set\nout specifically what additional jurisdiction and powers are ceded, and may set\nout any reservations in the Commonwealth of jurisdiction which may be deemed\nproper in addition to those referred to in subsection D.\n\nB. No such deed shall become effective or operative until the jurisdiction\ntherein provided for is accepted on behalf of the United States as required by\n40 U.S.C. § 255. The head or other authorized officer of a department or\nindependent establishment or agency of the United States shall indicate such\nacceptance by executing and acknowledging such deed and admitting it to record\nin the office of the clerk of the court in which deeds conveying the lands\naffected would properly be recorded.\n\nC. When such deed has been executed and acknowledged on behalf of the\nCommonwealth and the United States, and admitted to record as provided in\nsubsection B, it shall have the effect of ceding to and vesting in the United\nStates the jurisdiction and powers therein provided for and none other.\n\nD. Every such deed as is provided for in this section shall reserve in the\nCommonwealth over all lands therein referred to the jurisdiction and power to\nserve civil and criminal process on such lands and in the event that the lands\nor any part thereof shall be sold or leased to any person, under the terms of\nwhich sale or lease the vendee or lessee shall have the right to conduct thereon\nany private industry or business, then the jurisdiction ceded to the United\nStates over any such lands so sold or leased shall cease and determine, and\nthereafter the Commonwealth shall have all jurisdiction and power she would have\nhad if no jurisdiction or power had been ceded to the United States. This\nprovision, however, shall not apply to post exchanges, officers’ clubs and\nsimilar activities on lands acquired by the United States for purposes of\nnational defense. It is further provided that the reservations provided for in\nthis subsection shall remain effective even though they should be omitted from\nany deed executed pursuant to this section.\n\nE. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as repealing any special\nacts ceding jurisdiction to the United States to acquire any specific tract of\nland.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 7-24; 1966, c. 102, \u00a7 7.1-21; 1972, c. 597; 1976, c.\n211; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}