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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 510 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1983, chapter 433; in 2005, chapter 928<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68882,"section_number":"22.1-271.2","catch_line":"Immunization requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-271.2\/"},{"id":80398,"section_number":"32.1-46","catch_line":"Immunization of patients against certain diseases","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-46\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68537,"identifier":"22.1-271.1","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.1","url":"\/22.1-271.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-271.1\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-271.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of \u00a7 22.1-271.2<\/a>:\n\t\t“Admit<\/span>” or “admission<\/span>” means the official enrollment or reenrollment for attendance at any grade level, whether full-time or part-time, of any student<\/span> by any school<\/span>.\n\t\t“Admitting official<\/span>” means the school<\/span> principal or his designated representative if a public school<\/span>; if a nonpublic school<\/span> or child-care center, the principal, headmaster or director of the school<\/span> or center.\n\t\t“Documentary proof<\/span>” means written certification that a student<\/span> has been immunized<\/span>, such certificate to be on a form provided by the State Department<\/span> of Health and signed by the licensed immunizing physician or an employee of the immunizing local health department<\/span>.\n\t\t“Student<\/span>” means any person who seeks admission<\/span> to a school<\/span>, or for whom admission<\/span> to a school<\/span> is sought by a parent<\/span> or guardian, and who will not have attained the age of 20 years by the start of the school<\/span> term for which admission<\/span> is sought.\n\t\t“Immunized<\/span>” or “immunization<\/span>” means initial immunization<\/span> and any boosters or reimmunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a>.\n\t\t“School<\/span>” means (i) any public school<\/span> from kindergarten through grade 12 operated under the authority of any locality within the Commonwealth, (ii) any private or religious school<\/span> that offers instruction at any level or grade from kindergarten through grade twelve, and (iii) any private or religious nursery school<\/span> or preschool, or any private or religious child-care center required to be licensed by the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 22.1-271.1)\n\nFor the purpose of \u00a7 22.1-271.2:\n\t\t“Admit” or “admission” means the official enrollment\nor reenrollment for attendance at any grade level, whether full-time or\npart-time, of any student by any school.\n\t\t“Admitting official” means the school principal or his designated\nrepresentative if a public school; if a nonpublic school or child-care center,\nthe principal, headmaster or director of the school or center.\n\t\t“Documentary proof” means written certification that a student has\nbeen immunized, such certificate to be on a form provided by the State\nDepartment of Health and signed by the licensed immunizing physician or an\nemployee of the immunizing local health department.\n\t\t“Student” means any person who seeks admission to a school, or for\nwhom admission to a school is sought by a parent or guardian, and who will not\nhave attained the age of 20 years by the start of the school term for which\nadmission is sought.\n\t\t“Immunized” or “immunization” means initial\nimmunization and any boosters or reimmunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46.\n\t\t“School” means (i) any public school from kindergarten through\ngrade 12 operated under the authority of any locality within the Commonwealth,\n(ii) any private or religious school that offers instruction at any level or\ngrade from kindergarten through grade twelve, and (iii) any private or religious\nnursery school or preschool, or any private or religious child-care center\nrequired to be licensed by the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 510; 1983, c. 433; 2005, c. 928.","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}}