{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-491","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-491","heading":"Construction","body":"This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose, and to make uniform the laws of the states which enact it.Code 1950, § 18.1-428; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH","Article 2. UNIFORM FLAG ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-491/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"5bc07a4a06b7aa4b0be5c3211236797fd254e6ca4d6cfcb636d22e2afc36bbbb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-490","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-492"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}