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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 641 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75383,"section_number":"2.2-1149","catch_line":"Department to review proposed acquisitions of real property; approval by the Governor; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1149\/"},{"id":60488,"section_number":"2.2-1156","catch_line":"Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1156\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62145,"identifier":"2.2-1148","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1148","url":"\/2.2-1148\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1148\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/4\/2.2-1148","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of actions; conveyances in name of the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1148","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> All actions to be taken or approvals to be given by the Governor or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Department to review proposed acquisitions of real property; approval by the Governor; exceptions\" href=\"\/2.2-1149\/\">2.2-1149<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space\" href=\"\/2.2-1156\/\">2.2-1156<\/a> may be taken or given by the Governor or his designee, or by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> or one of his deputies or assistant attorneys general. <a id=\"paragraph-226721\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1148\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> All conveyances of any interest in property to or from the Commonwealth or any state department or agency or any state institution that is not a corporation, shall be in the name of the Commonwealth and shall designate the department, agency or institution in control or <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the property in the following manner: &#8220;Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of (name of department, agency or institution, or other appropriate name).&#8221; All interests in property conveyed to any department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth, whether past or future, is and shall be the property of the Commonwealth. Conveyance of an interest in property on behalf of the Commonwealth by a department, agency or institution other than that which acquired title on behalf of the Commonwealth shall not create a cloud upon the title. <a id=\"paragraph-226722\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1148\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF ACTIONS; CONVEYANCES IN NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 2.2-1148)\n\nA. All actions to be taken or approvals to be given by the Governor or the\nAttorney General pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-1149 through 2.2-1156 may be taken\nor given by the Governor or his designee, or by the Attorney General or one of\nhis deputies or assistant attorneys general.\n\nB. All conveyances of any interest in property to or from the Commonwealth or\nany state department or agency or any state institution that is not a\ncorporation, shall be in the name of the Commonwealth and shall designate the\ndepartment, agency or institution in control or possession of the property in\nthe following manner: &#8220;Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of (name of\ndepartment, agency or institution, or other appropriate name).&#8221; All\ninterests in property conveyed to any department, agency or institution of the\nCommonwealth, whether past or future, is and shall be the property of the\nCommonwealth. Conveyance of an interest in property on behalf of the\nCommonwealth by a department, agency or institution other than that which\nacquired title on behalf of the Commonwealth shall not create a cloud upon the\ntitle.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 641, \u00a7 2.1-504.1; 2001, c. 844.","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}}