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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 449 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 1981 \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 1986, chapters 534 and 584; in 1991, chapter 23.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65024,"section_number":"15.2-5818","catch_line":"Tort claims","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5818\/"},{"id":66546,"section_number":"9.1-706","catch_line":"Sovereign immunity","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-706\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74111,"section_number":"22.1-1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-1\/"},{"id":55611,"section_number":"33.2-1900","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86308,"identifier":"8.01-195.2","token":"8.01\/3\/18.1\/8.01-195.2","url":"\/8.01-195.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-195.2\/","token":"8.01\/3\/18.1\/8.01-195.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-195.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Agency<\/span>” means any department, institution, authority, instrumentality, board or other administrative agency<\/span> of the government of the Commonwealth of Virginia and any transportation district created pursuant to the Transportation District Act of 1964 (\u00a7 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 33.2 and Chapter 630 of the 1964 Acts of Assembly.\n\t\t“Employee<\/span>” means any officer, employee<\/span> or agent of any agency<\/span>, or any person<\/span> acting on behalf of an agency<\/span> in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the Commonwealth, or any transportation district, whether with or without compensation.\n\t\t“School boards” as defined in \u00a7 22.1-1<\/a> are not state agencies nor are employees<\/span> of school boards state employees<\/span>.\n\t\t“Transportation district” shall be limited to any transportation district or districts which have entered into an agreement in which the Northern Virginia Transportation District is a party<\/span> with any firm or corporation as an agent to provide passenger rail services for such district or districts while such firm or corporation is performing in accordance with such agreement.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-195.2)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Agency” means any department, institution, authority,\ninstrumentality, board or other administrative agency of the government of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia and any transportation district created pursuant to the\nTransportation District Act of 1964 (\u00a7 33.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 33.2 and\nChapter 630 of the 1964 Acts of Assembly.\n\t\t“Employee” means any officer, employee or agent of any agency, or\nany person acting on behalf of an agency in an official capacity, temporarily or\npermanently in the service of the Commonwealth, or any transportation district,\nwhether with or without compensation.\n\t\t“School boards” as defined in \u00a7 22.1-1 are not state agencies nor\nare employees of school boards state employees.\n\t\t“Transportation district” shall be limited to any transportation\ndistrict or districts which have entered into an agreement in which the Northern\nVirginia Transportation District is a party with any firm or corporation as an\nagent to provide passenger rail services for such district or districts while\nsuch firm or corporation is performing in accordance with such agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 449; 1986, cc. 534, 584; 1991, c. 23.","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}}