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1970 Uncodified Acts Regular Session

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1970 Virginia Uncodified Acts
8/26/2024

1970 Regular Session

Chapter 1 (H 99)
Authorizing the issuance of bonds at certain rates by entities associated with the State of Virginia
Chapter 81 (H 426)
An Act relating to the shooting and gigging of certain fish in certain waters in certain counties
Chapter 100 (H 503)
An Act relating to the taking of certain fish in certain counties by use of trotlines or laylines; what bait may be used
Chapter 109 (H 198)
An Act providing, subject to a referendum, for the incorporation of the town of Poquoson in York County
Chapter 129 (H 43)
An Act to repeal Chapter 546 of the Acts of Assembly of 1964, which authorized the Governor and Attorney General to execute deeds conveying certain submerged lands in the City of Alexandria to Francis T. Murtha, Trustee, and Hunting Towers Operating Co., Incorporated
Chapter 130 (H 55)
An Act relating to squirrel season in certain counties
Chapter 138 (H 301)
An Act relating to the issuance of revenue bonds of the Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission
Chapter 151 (H 668)
An Act to authorize the Governor and Attorney General to execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed conveying unto the United States Forest Service certain unclaimed land in Augusta County, Virginia
Chapter 152 (H 675)
An Act to define the offense of failure of any person to leave premises when directed to leave; penalties therefor
Chapter 167 (H 926)
An Act to authorize the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to acquire certain land by purchase or condemnation and to prescribe procedures in connection therewith
Chapter 168 (H 929)
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia to sell and convey property in the city of Williamsburg and county of James City, Virginia
Chapter 193 (H 707)
An Act to provide for an interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel; to provide that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter inot contracts with other states pursuant hereto
Chapter 200 (S 49)
An Act to permit qualified residents of the State of Virginia to purchase certain firearms in contiguous states and to transport such purchased items into the State, and to permit dealers in firearms in Virginia to sell such firearms to residents of contiguous states
Chapter 249 (H 1026)
An Act authorizing certain counties to require special stamps for hunting bear and deer, which section relates to such stamps and disposition of funds therefrom
Chapter 261 (S 51)
An Act relating to condemnation of certain property for needed uses for the seat of government
Chapter 267 (S 96)
An Act to provide for the enactment of an interstate compact by the Commonwealth of Virginia, relating to interstate library cooperation
Chapter 276 (S 198)
An Act to provide for the regulation of radio common carriers
Chapter 289 (S 295)
An Act to provide for the presumption of death in cases of persons disappearing in floods resulting from Hurricane Camille
Chapter 295 (S 346)
An Act to create a Virginia Housing Study Commission, provide for its membership, delineate its powers and duties, and appropriate funds
Chapter 300 (S 420)
An Act to permit the use of certain motorcycles on the public highway without certain equipment between sunrise and sunset; penalties for violation
Chapter 305 (S 447)
An Act to provide a Virginia Industrialized Building Unit and Mobile Home Safety Law
Chapter 315 (H 52)
An Act to establish the previously undescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of the Pocomoke Sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River
Chapter 324 (H 297)
An Act to limit liability of cardholders for charges on credit cards
Chapter 349 (H 560)
An Act to authorize and direct the Commissioner of Marine Resources to maintain certain fish hatcheries, and to appropriate funds
Chapter 354 (H 656)
An Act to provide how certain evidence of certain pleas may be proved in civil cases under certain circumstances
Chapter 358 (H 775)
An Act to provide for representation by counsel for constitutional officers in actions arising out of performance of official duties
Chapter 367 (H 921)
An Act to authorize the transfer of properties or interests therein from boards of directors or trustees of former county free libraries and trust properties owned and used in connection therewith to the governing body of the political subdivision in which such library is situated
Chapter 407 (H 851)
An Act to enact into law, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Agreement on Detainers
Chapter 418 (H 1121)
An Act to provide for the salary of the State Treasurer
Chapter 421 (S 18)
An Act to permit minor children to recover lost wages in suits for personal injuries
Chapter 431 (S 196)
An Act to declare the public policy of the Commonwealth as to soybeans; to provide for an advisory referendum as to the creation of the Virginia Soybean Commission
Chapter 447 (S 345)
An Act to continue the Rural Affairs Study Commission, provide for its membership, delineate its powers and duties, and appropriate funds
Chapter 449 (S 388)
An Act relating to powers, functions, and duties of the Commission created by the Transportation District Act of 1964
Chapter 464 (H 406)
An Act to enable the Commonwealth of Virginia to enter into and become a party to the Potomac River Basin Compact
Chapter 466 (S 8)
An Act to create the Science Museum of Virginia and declare its purposes
Chapter 485 (H 163)
An Act to create the Virginia Eastern State Hospital Bicentennial Anniversary Commission; to appropriate funds
Chapter 490 (H 224)
An Act to continue the Commission to study the advisability and feasibility of utilizing certain medical facilities in Virginia for clinical instruction of medical students and for training of students in allied health fields and to appropriate funds to the Commission
Chapter 497 (H 278)
An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daugthers of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemetaries and graves of Confederate soldiers
Chapter 502 (H 320)
An Act to continue the Commission on Mental, Indigent and Geriatric Patients for the purpose of further study and report; and to appropriate funds therefor
Chapter 503 (H 365)
An Act to authorize the State Highway Commission to allocate from funds for highway purposes certain funds for purposes of constructing transit-related facilities
Chapter 504 (H 378)
An Act to prohibit the showing of certain previews of motion pictures under certain conditions; providing a penalty
Chapter 518 (H 667)
An Act to authorize the Governor and the Attorney General to execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed conveying to the town of Blacksburg certain property
Chapter 520 (H 709)
An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, subject to the approval of the Governor, to sell and convey certain real estate, and to provide for the disposition of the proceeds of such sale
Chapter 528 (H 764)
An Act to continue the Virginia State Crime Commission
Chapter 530 (H 774)
An Act to permit the governing bodies of cities and counties to prohibit the resale of certain tickets for profit; to provide penalty for violation
Chapter 531 (H 781)
An Act to require physicians and other persons treating certain wounds to report such fact
Chapter 539 (H 891)
An Act to require that buildings and facilities constructed or altered with public funds adhere to certain standards, so as to make them accessible to, and usable by, physically handicapped persons
Chapter 543 (H 936)
An Act to provide for the reinstatement of the School of Agriculture at Virginia State College
Chapter 550 (H 1027)
An Act to authorize the conveyance or conversion to noneducational purposes of certain property in the city of Lexington
Chapter 557 (H 1122)
An Act to authorize the Governor to establish a plan for providing health and related insurance for state employees
Chapter 575 (S 148)
An Act to provide for the temporary recall and assignment to duties of certain retired justices, judges and commissioners
Chapter 585 (H 798)
An Act relating to the Elizabeth River Tunnel District
Chapter 585 (S 303)
An Act to prohibit officers and employees of the State and its political subdivisions from requiring that certain policies of insurance be procured from a particular surety or insurance company, agent or broker
Chapter 586 (S 315)
An Act to authorize the Governor and Attorney General to execute, in the name of the Commonwealth, a deed conveying certain real estate in the City of Suffolk to the City of Suffolk
Chapter 587 (S 343)
An Act to authorize the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Commission to develop a master plan for completing the soil survey and mapping program by nineteen hundred ninety and provide an incentive program for localities to complete soil surveys
Chapter 590 (S 389)
An Act relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact
Chapter 595 (S 430)
An Act to direct the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission to have prepared and erect an historical marker to Major Peyton G. Hale
Chapter 599 (S 459)
An Act relating to widows' and children's benefits, and death benefits when there are no dependents
Chapter 620 (S 321)
An Act to create scholarships for soil scientists, prescribe rules, conditions and regulations for awarding same, and provide appropriations therefor
Chapter 642 (H 147)
An Act to provide when certain persons shall be liable for damages to the property of others as a result of blasting or the use of explosives
Chapter 659 (H 364)
An Act to establish a second Virginia Metropolitan Areas Transportation Study Commission
Chapter 666 (H 480)
An Act to authorize the Department of Welfare and Institutions, subject to the approval of the Governor, to convey certain land in the county of Hanover
Chapter 670 (H 493)
An Act to create a Division of Human Resources in the office of the Governor, to provide for a Director thereof
Chapter 677 (H 559)
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board, subject to the approval of the Governor, to convey certain real estate to the Historical Petersburg Foundation, Incorporated
Chapter 685 (H 660)
An Act creating a Commission on the Status of Women; and to appropriate funds
Chapter 697 (H 751)
An Act to create the Metropolitan Transportation District in certain counties and cities under the control of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Chapter 709 (H 825)
An Act which relates to the authority of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development to acquire part of the area in this State commonly known as Dismal Swamp for certain purposes
Chapter 710 (H 826)
An Act to authorize Virginia Commonwealth University to enter into a joint agreement with the Richmond Eye Hospital with respect to the construction, operation and management of a medical institute or facility
Chapter 711 (H 836)
An Act to prohibit the picketing of residences or dwelling places of indviduals; certain exceptions; penalties for violations; injunctions; damages
Chapter 719 (H 890)
An Act to provide for a Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act
Chapter 733 (H 971)
An Act to appropriate funds for the acquisition of land, the erection of a building thereon and for required improvements
Chapter 738 (H 997)
An Act to authorize certain counties to regulate private detectives by requiring investigation of moral character of applicants for licenses; providing for the issuance of licenses; providing for the fixing of certain fees; penalties for violation
Chapter 746 (H 1124)
An Act to appropriate funds for the salary of an additional judge for the twentieth judicial circuit
Chapter 747 (H 1125)
An Act to appropriate funds for the salary of an additional judge for the twenty-sixth judicial circuit
Chapter 762 (S 27)
An Act to provide for a credit upon certain taxes in cases of disaster
Chapter 764 (S 141)
An Act to prohibit the use of certain games or lotteries for certain purposes; and to provide penalties for violations
Chapter 767 (H 107)
An Act to authorize certain counties to supplement the salaries of its employees
Chapter 778 (S 149)
An Act to prohibit in certain cases the practice of law by certain retired judges and commissioners

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