                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STANDARD NOMENCLATURE TO BE EMPLOYED (§ 2.2-600)

Every independent administrative entity established by law and every collegial
body established by law or executive order within the executive branch of state
government shall be designated according to a standard nomenclature system. The
following definitions shall be applied:
		&#8220;Department&#8221; means an independent administrative agency within the
executive branch.
		&#8220;Board&#8221; means a permanent collegial body affiliated with an
agency.
		&#8220;Commission&#8221; or &#8220;Council&#8221; means a permanent collegial
body either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency
within the executive branch.
		&#8220;Division,&#8221; &#8220;Bureau,&#8221; &#8220;Section,&#8221;
&#8220;Unit&#8221; or other similar titles shall be reserved for internal
groupings within agencies.
		&#8220;Office&#8221; means an administrative office of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or a governor&#8217;s secretary.
		Exceptions 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.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 393, § 2.1-1.2; 2001, c. 844.