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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 832 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70634,"section_number":"51.1-124.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.3\/"},{"id":54544,"section_number":"51.1-201","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-201\/"},{"id":68180,"section_number":"51.1-301","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236045,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70577,"identifier":"51.1-400","token":"51.1\/4\/51.1-400","url":"\/51.1-400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-400\/","token":"51.1\/4\/51.1-400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The definitions listed in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/51.1-124.3\/\">51.1-124.3<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/51.1-201\/\">51.1-201<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/51.1-301\/\">51.1-301<\/a> shall apply to this chapter except as otherwise provided.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 51.1-400)\n\nThe definitions listed in \u00a7\u00a7 51.1-124.3, 51.1-201, and 51.1-301 shall apply to\nthis chapter except as otherwise provided.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 832.","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}}