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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80038</law_id><section_number>18.2-6</section_number><catch_line>Meaning of certain terms</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-268.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Construction and Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this title:
		The word &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">court</span>,&#x201D; unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it appears, shall mean and include any <span class="dictionary">court</span> vested with appropriate <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> under the Constitution and <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth.
		The words &#x201C;driver&#x2019;s license&#x201D; and &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">license to operate a motor vehicle</span>&#x201D; shall mean any document issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Driving without license prohibited; penalties" href="/46.2-300/">46.2-300</a> et seq.) of Title 46.2, or the comparable <span class="dictionary">law</span> of another <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways.
		The word &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">judge</span>,&#x201D; unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it appears, shall mean and include any <span class="dictionary">judge</span>, associate <span class="dictionary">judge</span> or substitute <span class="dictionary">judge</span>, or police justice, of any <span class="dictionary">court</span>.
		The words &#x201C;motor vehicle,&#x201D; &#x201C;semitrailer,&#x201D; &#x201C;trailer&#x201D; and &#x201C;vehicle&#x201D; shall have the respective meanings assigned to them by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/46.2-100/">46.2-100</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-5; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2020, cc. 1227, 1246.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
