Sections
Article 1 Board for Branch Pilots 54.1-900 – 54.1-904
Article 2 Examination and Licensure 54.1-905 – 54.1-909
Article 3 Duties and Liabilities of Master, Etc. 54.1-910 – 54.1-913
Article 4 Duties, Rights and Powers of Pilots 54.1-914 – 54.1-917
Article 5 Fees and Charges 54.1-918 – 54.1-923
Article 6 Offenses and Penalties Generally 54.1-924 – 54.1-927

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle II > Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots

  • Advisory Council: means the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Advisory Council. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Authority: means the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority created pursuant to this chapter. See Virginia Code 67-1600
  • Base price: means the manufacturer's base price for the lowest price trim level of the model and shall not include charges for optional equipment, taxes, title, or registration fees. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dealer: means a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 46. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Department: means the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Department: means the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. See Virginia Code 67-200
  • Division superintendent: means the division superintendent of schools of a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Electric motor vehicle: includes fuel cell electric vehicles. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Ex officio: means service by virtue of one's office and includes voting privileges for ex officio members unless otherwise provided. See Virginia Code 1-215
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: means the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Fund. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Participating dealer: means a dealer who is participating in the Program. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Plan: means the Virginia Energy Plan prepared pursuant to this chapter, including any updates thereto. See Virginia Code 67-200
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Program: means the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program established pursuant to this chapter. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Purchase: means the purchase or lease of a new or used electric motor vehicle. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • School board: means the school board that governs a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • School pupils and personnel: includes school bus patrolmen when performing duties either in or outside a vehicle as prescribed by the Board of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-188
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § 2. See Virginia Code 1-206
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Public Instruction. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
  • Used electric motor vehicle: means a previously owned or leased electric motor vehicle that is more than two years old and not more than seven years old. See Virginia Code 67-1900
  • Vehicle: means any vehicle owned or operated by, or owned or operated by any person under contract with, a county, city, town or school board in which any school pupils or personnel are transported at public expense to or from any public school. See Virginia Code 22.1-188