Code of Virginia - Title 19.2 Criminal Procedure - Section 19.2-85 Definitions

§ 19.2-85. Definitions

When appearing in this chapter:

(1) The term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this Commonwealth;

(2) The term "executive authority" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a state other than this Commonwealth;

(3) The term "State," referring to a state other than this Commonwealth, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America, and the District of Columbia; and

(4) The term "judge" means a judge of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-49; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)

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