SJR 388 - Virginia Code Commission: 2007 Code of Virginia Project
June 15, 2005
TITLE LEVEL REORGANIZATION
The Code Commission
reviewed the 2007 Code Work Group's proposed organization of titles, in
which they are grouped by subject matter rather than arranged on a purely
alphabetical basis. Under this scheme, all titles relating to transportation,
for example, will be clustered together. The Commission suggested several
changes to the outline presented by Legislative Services staff.
SUMMER WORK PLAN
Staff presented,
and the Commission approved, a plan to reorganize individual Code titles
on the chapter and article level, with the goal of completing this level
of organization by the October Commission meeting. This level of reorganization
will incorporate movement of chapters and
articles from one title to another, as well as merging titles.
July 27, 2005
TITLE LEVEL REORGANIZATION
Staff presented a
revised outline of title groupings, taking into account the recommendations
made at the Commission's June meeting. Additional changes were suggested,
and will be incorporated into the next revision. Major grouping of titles
includes: State Government (with titles for the three branches); Agriculture,
Conservation and Natural Resources; Business; Public Safety; Property;
and Jurisprudence.
The Commission reiterated
its consensus that, as part of the reorganization and renumbering project,
the number of titles in the Code should be substantially reduced. Several
current titles were specifically mentioned as candidates for merger with
other titles. The Code Commission's
suggestions will be incorporated into the reorganization proposals currently
in process with DLS staff.
CHAPTER/ARTICLE
LEVEL REORGANIZATION
Legislative Services
staff submitted proposals for the following current Code titles: 1 (General
Provisions), 5.1 (Aviation), 8.1A through 8.11 (Uniform Commercial Code),
24.2 (Elections), 33.1 (Highways, Bridges and Ferries), 37.2 (Mental Health,
Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services), 46.2 (Motor Vehicles),
and parts of 62.1 (Waters of the State, Ports and
Harbors). Under these proposals, Titles 1, 24.2, and 37.2 remain largely
unchanged. The Uniform Commercial Code is collapsed into one title. The
Commission approved the proposals for Titles 1, 8.1A through 8.11, 24.2,
and 37.2.
The transportation
titles become three titles: Motor Vehicles; Highways, Bridges and Ferries;
and Aviation, Railroads, Mass Transit and Ports. The proposed changes
to the transportation titles (current 5.1, 33.1, 46.2, and parts of 62.1)
were discussed. Among Commission members' suggestions were moving items
under the control of local government to the local government title and
moving motor vehicle violations and habitual offender sections to the
criminal law title. Additionally, the Commission decided that future legislation
creating special license plates will not be codified. The changes to the
transportation titles remain under the Commission's active
consideration.
All the reorganization
proposals presented to the Commission are available for public review
on the
website noted below. Future proposals will be available after presentation
to the Commission.
FUTURE WORK GROUP
MEETING
The next scheduled
work group meeting will be held 10:00 a.m. on September 14, 2005, at the
Division of Legislative Services, General Assembly Building, to review
proposed chapter/article level reorganizations that will be presented
to the Commission at its September 21 meeting.
Chairman:
The Hon. William
C. Mims
For information,
contact:
Pat Davis or Ken
Patterson
DLS Staff
Website:
http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/2007Code/2007Code.htm
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