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Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title24.2/'>Title 24.2</a></dt><dd>Elections</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title25.1/'>Title 25.1</a></dt><dd>Eminent Domain</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title27/'>Title 27</a></dt><dd>Fire Protection</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title28.2/'>Title 28.2</a></dt><dd>Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title29.1/'>Title 29.1</a></dt><dd>Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title30/'>Title 30</a></dt><dd>General Assembly</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title32.1/'>Title 32.1</a></dt><dd>Health</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title33.2/'>Title 33.2</a></dt><dd>Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title34/'>Title 34</a></dt><dd>Homestead and Other Exemptions</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title35.1/'>Title 35.1</a></dt><dd>Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title36/'>Title 36</a></dt><dd>Housing</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title37.2/'>Title 37.2</a></dt><dd>Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title38.2/'>Title 38.2</a></dt><dd>Insurance</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title40.1/'>Title 40.1</a></dt><dd>Labor and Employment</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title41.1/'>Title 41.1</a></dt><dd>Land Office</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title42.1/'>Title 42.1</a></dt><dd>Libraries</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title43/'>Title 43</a></dt><dd>Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title44/'>Title 44</a></dt><dd>Military and Emergency Laws</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title45.2/'>Title 45.2</a></dt><dd>Mines, Minerals, and Energy</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title46.2/'>Title 46.2</a></dt><dd>Motor Vehicles</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title47.1/'>Title 47.1</a></dt><dd>Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title48/'>Title 48</a></dt><dd>Nuisances</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title49/'>Title 49</a></dt><dd>Oaths, Affirmations and Bonds</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title50/'>Title 50</a></dt><dd>Partnerships</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title51.1/'>Title 51.1</a></dt><dd>Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title51.5/'>Title 51.5</a></dt><dd>Persons with Disabilities</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title52/'>Title 52</a></dt><dd>Police (State)</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title53.1/'>Title 53.1</a></dt><dd>Prisons and Other Methods of Correction</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title54.1/'>Title 54.1</a></dt><dd>Professions and Occupations</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title55.1/'>Title 55.1</a></dt><dd>Property and Conveyances</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title56/'>Title 56</a></dt><dd>Public Service Companies</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title57/'>Title 57</a></dt><dd>Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title58.1/'>Title 58.1</a></dt><dd>Taxation</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title59.1/'>Title 59.1</a></dt><dd>Trade and Commerce</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title60.2/'>Title 60.2</a></dt><dd>Unemployment Compensation</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title61.1/'>Title 61.1</a></dt><dd>Warehouses, Cold Storage and Refrigerated Locker Plants</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title62.1/'>Title 62.1</a></dt><dd>Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title63.2/'>Title 63.2</a></dt><dd>Welfare (Social Services)</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title64.2/'>Title 64.2</a></dt><dd>Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title65.2/'>Title 65.2</a></dt><dd>Workers' Compensation</dd><dt><a href='/vacode/title66/'>Title 66</a></dt><dd>Juvenile Justice</dd></dl></span> <p id="sidenote1" class="sidenote">The Virginia General Assembly is offering access to the Code of Virginia on the Internet as a service to the public. We are unable to assist users of this service with legal questions nor respond to requests for legal advice or the application of the law to specific facts. Therefore, to understand and protect your legal rights, you should consult an attorney.</p> <p id="sidenote2" class="sidenote">The Code of Virginia online database excludes material copyrighted by the publisher, Michie, a division of Matthew Bender. Copyrighted material includes annotations and revisors' notes, which may be found in the print version of the Code of Virginia. 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