§ 1-502. Custody; impressions displayed in the Library of Virginia
The seals of the Commonwealth described in §§ 1-500 and 1-501 shall be kept by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and used as provided by law, and at least three clear impressions of the seals shall be kept and displayed by the Librarian of Virginia in some suitable place in The Library of Virginia, for […]
§ 1-503. Uses and tax on great seal
The great seal shall be affixed to documents, signed by the Governor, which are to be used before tribunals, or for purposes outside of the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth; and in every such case, except where the Commonwealth is a party concerned in the use to be made of the document, the tax imposed by […]
§ 1-504. Uses and tax on lesser seal
The lesser seal shall be affixed to all grants for lands and writs of election issued by the Governor; to all letters of pardon and reprieve; to all commissions, civil and military, signed by the Governor, and to all other papers, requiring a seal, authorized to be issued by the Governor for the purpose of […]
§ 1-405. Reversion to Commonwealth; recorded title prerequisite to vesting jurisdiction
A. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: “Corrective action” means the response and remediation to environmental contamination to the extent required by any applicable environmental law or regulation applicable to the property. “Environmental contamination” means any hazardous waste, substance or toxic material, or its discharge or release, that is regulated under […]
§ 1-406. Conveyances to political subdivisions of lands ceded to and no longer used by United States
Whenever any land in the Commonwealth has been or is conveyed to the United States with a provision in the deed that upon abandonment or use for any purpose other than that stated in the deed such land shall revert to the Commonwealth, and if any such land is abandoned or is no longer used […]
§ 1-407. Concurrent jurisdiction of Commonwealth and United States over certain lands leased to political subdivisions
Whenever the United States government has exclusive jurisdiction over property located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and leases the property, or part thereof, to any political subdivision to be used by it for a public purpose, the exclusive jurisdiction shall cease as to the property so leased and the Commonwealth and the United States government […]
§ 1-408. Relinquishment by United States of jurisdiction over lands in the Commonwealth
Whenever a duly authorized official or agent of the United States, acting pursuant to authority conferred by the United States Congress, notifies the Governor that the United States desires or is willing to relinquish to the Commonwealth the jurisdiction, or a portion thereof, held by the United States over lands located in the Commonwealth, as […]
§ 1-500. The great seal
The great seal of the Commonwealth shall consist of two metallic discs, two and one-fourth inches in diameter, with an ornamental border one fourth of an inch wide, with such words and figures engraved as follows: On the obverse, Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear in her […]
§ 1-400. Conditional consent given to acquisition of lands by United States; concurrent jurisdiction ceded
A. On and after July 1, 1981, the conditional consent of the Commonwealth is hereby given in accordance with clause 17, § 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any lands in the Commonwealth, whether under […]
§ 1-401. Ceding additional jurisdiction to United States
A. Whenever the head or other authorized officer of any department or independent establishment or agency of the United States shall deem it desirable that additional jurisdiction or powers be ceded over any lands in the Commonwealth acquired or proposed to be acquired by the United States under his immediate jurisdiction, custody or control, and […]