§ 34-1 Definitions
§ 34-2 Injunction restraining sale of exempted property or garnishment of wages
§ 34-3 Articles not exempt from taxes or levies or for their purchase price
§ 34-3.1 Property specified in Bankruptcy Reform Act not exempt

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 34 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Beneficial owner: means any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, or understanding, other than a revocable proxy, has or shares the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, shares; except that a member of a national securities exchange is not deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities held directly or indirectly by it on behalf of another person solely because the member is the record holder of the securities if the member is precluded by the rules of the exchange from voting without instruction on contested matters or matters that may affect substantially the rights or privileges of the holders of the securities to be voted. See Virginia Code 13.1-729
  • Corporation: means the domestic corporation that is the issuer of the shares held by a shareholder demanding appraisal and, for matters covered by §§ 13. See Virginia Code 13.1-729
  • Creditor process: means all methods used by creditors to collect unsecured debts. See Virginia Code 34-1
  • Debt: means a legally enforceable monetary obligation or liability of any individual whether arising out of a contract or otherwise, but not an obligation resulting from an intentional tort. See Virginia Code 34-1
  • Development: means a tract of land developed or to be developed as a unit under single ownership or unified control which is to be used for any business or industrial purpose or is to contain three or more residential dwelling units. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Exempt: means protected from all forms of creditor process. See Virginia Code 34-1
  • Exemption: means protection from all forms of creditor process. See Virginia Code 34-1
  • Fair value: means the value of the corporation's shares determined:

    1. See Virginia Code 13.1-729

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local planning commission: means a municipal planning commission or a county planning commission. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Merger: means a transaction pursuant to § 13. See Virginia Code 13.1-603
  • plat of subdivision: means the schematic representation of land divided or to be divided and information in accordance with the provisions of §§ 15. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Preliminary subdivision plat: means the proposed schematic representation of development or subdivision that establishes how the provisions of §§ 15. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer or other individual to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection C of § 13. See Virginia Code 13.1-603
  • Shareholder: means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and a voting trust beneficial owner. See Virginia Code 13.1-729
  • Shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Virginia Code 13.1-603
  • Site plan: means the proposal for a development or a subdivision including all covenants, grants or easements and other conditions relating to use, location and bulk of buildings, density of development, common open space, public facilities and such other information as required by the subdivision ordinance to which the proposed development or subdivision is subject. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Special exception: means a special use that is a use not permitted in a particular district except by a special use permit granted under the provisions of this chapter and any zoning ordinances adopted herewith. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Street: means highway, street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, alley, or any public way. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • written: means any information in the form of a document. See Virginia Code 13.1-603