{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-85","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-85","heading":"Definitions","body":"When appearing in this chapter:(1) The term \"Governor\" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this Commonwealth;(2) The term \"executive authority\" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a state other than this Commonwealth;(3) The term \"State,\" referring to a state other than this Commonwealth, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America, and the District of Columbia; and(4) The term \"judge\" means a judge of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction.Code 1950, § 19.1-49; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 8. EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS","Article 2. UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-85/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"4c0c9e0225f81b2f1f0eaf8f00297f4685a0d4f1edeceb29d5f792f3d70204c7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-84","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}