{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.44","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 62.1-44.44","heading":"Construction of chapter","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering, or as authorizing any alteration of, any existing riparian rights or other vested rights in water or water use.Code 1950, § 10-17.9; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","path":["Title 62.1. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS AND HARBORS","Chapter 3.2. CONSERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES; STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/62.1-44.44/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:04Z","sha256":"efbd47aa03fafab615e012ad85ee04d16bc71476cbfc96fe77dbaa1800a8ba32","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.43","next":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}