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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 535 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 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1975, chapter 502; in 1982, chapter 489; in 1984, chapter 5; in 1985, chapters 67 and 602; in 1993, chapter 669; in 1997, chapters 11<\/a> and 87<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 362<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83688,"section_number":"2.2-4001","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4001\/"},{"id":66656,"section_number":"2.2-4002.1","catch_line":"Guidance documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":53967,"section_number":"2.2-4031","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4031\/"},{"id":58029,"section_number":"2.2-4102","catch_line":"Registrar of Regulations; publications","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4102\/"},{"id":63029,"section_number":"30-145","catch_line":"Virginia Code Commission; membership, terms; compensation; staff; quorum","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-145\/"},{"id":67714,"section_number":"30-150","catch_line":"Authority for minor changes to the Virginia Administrative Code","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-150\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75524,"identifier":"2.2-4101","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/41\/2.2-4101","url":"\/2.2-4101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4101\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/41\/2.2-4101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Agency” means any authority, instrumentality, officer, board, or other unit of the government of the Commonwealth with express or implied authority to issue<\/span> regulations other than the General Assembly, courts<\/span>, municipal corporations, counties, other local or regional governmental authorities including sanitary or other districts and joint state-federal, interstate or intermunicipal authorities, the Virginia Resources Authority, the Virginia Code Commission<\/span> with respect to minor<\/span> changes made under the provisions of \u00a7 30-150<\/a>, and educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth with respect to regulations that pertain to (i) their academic affairs; (ii) the selection, tenure, promotion and disciplining of faculty and employees; (iii) the selection of students; and (iv) rules<\/span> of conduct and disciplining of students.\n\t\t“Virginia Administrative Code<\/span>” means the codified publication of regulations under the provisions of Chapter 15 (\u00a7 30-145<\/a> et seq.) of Title 30.\n\t\t“Commission<\/span>” means the Virginia Code Commission<\/span>.\n\t\t“Guidance document<\/span>” means any document developed by a state agency<\/span> or staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staff or public to interpret or implement statutes<\/span> or the agency’s rules<\/span> or regulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to the internal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall be construed or interpreted to expand the identification or release of any document otherwise protected by law<\/span>.\n\t\t“Registrar<\/span>” means the Registrar<\/span> of Regulations employed as provided in \u00a7 2.2-4102<\/a>.\n\t\t“Rule<\/span>” or “regulation<\/span>” means any statement of general application, having the force of law<\/span>, affecting the rights or conduct of any person, promulgated by an agency in accordance with the authority conferred on it by applicable basic laws<\/span>.\n\t\t“Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span>” means the publication issued under the provisions of Article 6 (\u00a7 2.2-4031<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-4101)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Agency” means any authority, instrumentality, officer, board, or\nother unit of the government of the Commonwealth with express or implied\nauthority to issue regulations other than the General Assembly, courts,\nmunicipal corporations, counties, other local or regional governmental\nauthorities including sanitary or other districts and joint state-federal,\ninterstate or intermunicipal authorities, the Virginia Resources Authority, the\nVirginia Code Commission with respect to minor changes made under the provisions\nof \u00a7 30-150, and educational institutions operated by the Commonwealth with\nrespect to regulations that pertain to (i) their academic affairs; (ii) the\nselection, tenure, promotion and disciplining of faculty and employees; (iii)\nthe selection of students; and (iv) rules of conduct and disciplining of\nstudents.\n\t\t“Virginia Administrative Code” means the codified publication of\nregulations under the provisions of Chapter 15 (\u00a7 30-145 et seq.) of Title 30.\n\t\t“Commission” means the Virginia Code Commission.\n\t\t“Guidance document” means any document developed by a state agency\nor staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the\nstaff or public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency’s rules\nor regulations, excluding agency minutes or documents that pertain only to the\ninternal management of agencies. Nothing in this definition shall be construed\nor interpreted to expand the identification or release of any document otherwise\nprotected by law.\n\t\t“Registrar” means the Registrar of Regulations employed as\nprovided in \u00a7 2.2-4102.\n\t\t“Rule” or “regulation” means any statement of general\napplication, having the force of law, affecting the rights or conduct of any\nperson, promulgated by an agency in accordance with the authority conferred on\nit by applicable basic laws.\n\t\t“Virginia Register of Regulations” means the publication issued\nunder the provisions of Article 6 (\u00a7 2.2-4031 et seq.) of the Administrative\nProcess Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 535, \u00a7 9-6.16; 1975, c. 502; 1982, c. 489; 1984, c. 5; 1985,\ncc. 67, 602; 1993, c. 669; 1997, cc. 11, 87; 2001, c. 844; 2019, c. 362.","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}}