Virginia Code 18.2-6: Meaning of certain terms
As used in this title:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 18.2-6
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The word “court,” unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it appears, shall mean and include any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth.
The words “driver’s license” and “license to operate a motor vehicle” shall mean any document issued under Chapter 3 of Title 46.2, or the comparable law of another jurisdiction, authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways.
The word “judge,” unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which it appears, shall mean and include any judge, associate judge or substitute judge, or police justice, of any court.
The words “motor vehicle,” “semitrailer,” “trailer” and “vehicle” shall have the respective meanings assigned to them by § 46.2-100.
Code 1950, § 18.1-5; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2020, cc. 1227, 1246.