A Guide to the Code of Virginia Recodification records of the Virginia Code Commission, 1904-2009 Virginia Code Commission, Code of Virginia Recodification records 23346, 37986, 41443, 50534, 51825, 53906

A Guide to the Code of Virginia Recodification records of the Virginia Code Commission, 1904-2009

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 23346, 37986, 41443, 50534, 51825, 53906


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
23346, 37986, 41443, 50534, 51825, 53906
Title
Code of Virginia Recodification records of the Virginia Code Commission, 1904-2009
Extent
64.05 cu. ft. (66 boxes)
Creator
Virginia Code Commission
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Code of Virginia recodification records of the Virginia Code Commission [cite specific date and accession used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred on 4 May 1949 by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 23346].

Transferred on 12 February 2001 by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 37986].

Transferred on an unknown date by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 41443].

Transferred on 16 July 2012 by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 50534].

Transferred on 14 June 2016 by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 51825].

Transferred on 17 May 2023 by the Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Code Commission, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 [Acc. 53906].

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards. The original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical Information

The Commission on Code Recodification was created by an act of the General Assembly passed on March 30, 1946. Its principal duty was to make a complete recodification of the statute laws of the state of a general nature. This task was completed two years later, and the new code was approved by the General Assembly on March 30, 1948.

An act passed by the General Assembly on March 16, 1948, made the commission a permanent agency of the legislative branch of government and changed the name of the commission to the Virginia Code Commission. The commission supervises the codification of the statutes after each General Assembly session and revises and recodifies portions of the Code of Virginia as needed.

In 1992 the Commission was charged with the responsibility of creating Virginia's first administrative code of regulations by compiling and codifying all of the administrative regulations of state agencies. The Commission also oversees the bi-weekly publication of The Virginia Register of Regulations, which is used by state agencies during the adoption of new regulations to be included in the Administrative Process Act.

Please note that the materials related to the 1904 revision of the Code of Virginia were created prior to the creation of the Virginia Code Commission in 1946. These materials are of similar nature to those of the 1948 records, and were grouped together for cataloging purposes.

Scope and Content

Records, 1904-2009, documenting all drafts and final revisions, supporting correspondence and supplemental information regarding the recodification of the Code of Virginia. Includes working papers, notes, worksheets and proofs. The earlier records, 1904 and 1948, consist of printed copies of sections of the Code glued onto paper or in scrapbooks with notes, changes to the wording, and code citations marked. Also included are correspondence and copies of pre-1948 laws for various state agencies.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 1948-1953 [Acc. 23346];
Series II: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 1974-1997 [Acc. 37986];
Series III: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 1904 [Acc. 41443];
Series IV: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 1982-2004 [Acc. 50534];
Series V: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 2007-2009 [Acc. 51825];
Series VI: Code of Virginia Recodification records, 1998-2007 [Acc. 53906].

Contents List

Series I: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 1948-1953 [Acc. 23346] .
Boxes 1-15
Extent: 16 cu. ft. (15 boxes).
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Series II: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 1974-1997 [Acc. 37986] .
Boxes 1-34
Extent: 34 cu. ft. (34 boxes).
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Series III: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 1904 [Acc. 41443] .
Boxes 1-3
Extent: 1.05 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

This series consists of scrapbooks with chapters of the Virginia code glued in them.

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Series IV: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 1982-2004 [Acc. 50534] .
Boxes 1-4
Extent: 4 cu. ft. (4 boxes).
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Series V: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 2007-2009 [Acc. 51825] .
Boxes 1
Extent: 1 cu. ft. (1 box).
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Series VI: Code of Virginia Recodification records , 1998-2007 [Acc. 53906] .
Boxes 1-9
Extent: 9 cu. ft. (9 boxes).
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