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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 393 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 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79827,"identifier":"2.2-600","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/1\/2.2-600","url":"\/2.2-600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-600\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/1\/2.2-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"Standard nomenclature to be employed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every independent administrative entity established by law<\/span> and every collegial body established by law<\/span> or executive order<\/span> within the executive branch of state government shall be designated according to a standard nomenclature system. The following definitions shall be applied:\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means an independent administrative agency within the executive branch.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means a permanent collegial body affiliated with an agency.\n\t\t“Commission<\/span>” or “Council<\/span>” means a permanent collegial body either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency within the executive branch.\n\t\t“Division,” “Bureau,” “Section,” “Unit” or other similar titles shall be reserved for internal groupings within agencies.\n\t\t“Office<\/span>” means an administrative office<\/span> of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General<\/span> or a governor’s secretary.\n\t\tExceptions to this standard nomenclature shall be used only for agencies and entities with unique characteristics requiring unique descriptive titles, including museums, libraries and historic or commemorative attractions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTANDARD NOMENCLATURE TO BE EMPLOYED (\u00a7 2.2-600)\n\nEvery independent administrative entity established by law and every collegial\nbody established by law or executive order within the executive branch of state\ngovernment shall be designated according to a standard nomenclature system. The\nfollowing definitions shall be applied:\n\t\t“Department” means an independent administrative agency within the\nexecutive branch.\n\t\t“Board” means a permanent collegial body affiliated with an\nagency.\n\t\t“Commission” or “Council” means a permanent collegial\nbody either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency\nwithin the executive branch.\n\t\t“Division,” “Bureau,” “Section,”\n“Unit” or other similar titles shall be reserved for internal\ngroupings within agencies.\n\t\t“Office” means an administrative office of the Governor,\nLieutenant Governor, Attorney General or a governor’s secretary.\n\t\tExceptions to this standard nomenclature shall be used only for agencies and\nentities with unique characteristics requiring unique descriptive titles,\nincluding museums, libraries and historic or commemorative attractions.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 393, \u00a7 2.1-1.2; 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}}