{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-217","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-217","heading":"Headlines of sections","body":"The headlines of the sections printed in black-face type are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the sections and do not constitute part of the act of the General Assembly.Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 21, § 1-13.9; 2005, c. 839.","path":["Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2.1. COMMON LAW AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","Article 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-217/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"00f6bae420dda936e675bda47a7f2fb4a3f08dfc0dde23318a88c05a77ac9a98","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-216","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}