Virginia Law

Preface

• Compilation of compacts and related records and reports, § 2.2-403
• Publication of Virginia compacts, § 30-154.1
• U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 10.

Compacts

A compact is an interstate agreement between two or more signatory states that is approved by Congress. Updated annually.

Administration of Government

• Southern States Energy Compact, §§ 2.2-5600 through 2.2-5603
• Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Compact, §§ 2.2-5900 through 2.2-5901

Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food

• Southern Dairy Compact, §§ 3.2-3300 through 3.2-3303

Aviation

• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, §§ 5.1-152 through 5.1-178

Conservation

• Breaks Interstate Park Compact of 1954, § 10.1-205.1
• Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, § 10.1-1149
• Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, § 10.1-1150
• Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, §§ 10.1-1500 through 10.1-1504

Counties, Cities and Towns

• Appalachian Region Interstate Compact, § 15.2-6900

Courts Not of Record

• Interstate Compact Relating to Juveniles, §§ 16.1-323 through 16.1-323.1

Criminal Procedure

• National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact of 1998, § 19.2-387.2

Education

• Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel, §§ 22.1-316 through 22.1-318
• Compact for Education; Education Commission of the States, §§ 22.1-336 through 22.1-338
• Southern Regional Education Compact, §§ 22.1-358 through 22.1-359
• Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, §§ 22.1-360 through 22.1-361

Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, §§ 28.2-1000 through 28.2-1000.2
• Potomac River Compact, §§ 28.2-1001 through 28.2-1007

Health

• Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, § 32.1-371

Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems

• Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact, § 33.2-1400
• Interstate 73 Transportation Compact [not in effect], § 33.2-1830
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact of 1958, § 33.2-3000
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966, § 33.2-3100
• Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact, § 33.2-3101

Insurance

• Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, §§ 38.2-6200 through 38.2-6201

Libraries

• Interstate Library Compact, § 42.1-75

Military and Emergency Laws

• National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact, §§ 44-54.1 through 44-54.3
• Interstate Compact on National Guard Counterdrug Operations, § 44-75.1:1
• Emergency Management Assistance Compact, § 44-146.28:1

Mines, Minerals, and Energy

• Interstate Mining Compact, §§ 45.2-200 through 45.2-201
• Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, §§ 45.2-300 through 45.2-302

Motor Vehicles

• Driver License Compact, §§ 46.2-483 through 46.2-488
• Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact of 1991, § 46.2-1239.1

Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

• Transport of Prisoners to and from Medical Facilities across State Boundaries [not in effect], § 53.1-133.10
• The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders, §§ 53.1-176.1 through 53.1-176.3
• Agreement on Detainers, §§ 53.1-210 through 53.1-215
• Interstate Corrections Compact, §§ 53.1-216 through 53.1-217

Professions and Occupations

• Cosmetology Compact, § 54.1-700.1
• Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, §§ 54.1-2606 through 54.1-2619
• Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, § 54.1-2729.02
• PA Licensure Compact, § 54.1-2953.1
• Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact, § 54.1-2956.7:1
• Nurse Licensure Compact, §§ 54.1-3040.1 through 54.1-3040.11
• Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, §§ 54.1-3485 through 54.1-3496
• Counseling Compact [in effect beginning January 1, 2024], § 54.1-3500.1
• Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, § 54.1-3606.2
• Social Work Licensure Compact, § 54.1-3709.4

Trade and Commerce

• Live Horseracing Compact, §§ 59.1-394.1 through 59.1-394.4

Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors

• Potomac River Basin Commission, §§ 62.1-64 through 62.1-69
• Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, §§ 62.1-70 through 62.1-79

Welfare (Social Services)

• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, § 63.2-1000
• Implementation of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, §§ 63.2-1100 through 63.2-1105

Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating

• Wildlife Violator Compact, § 29.1-530.5

Boundaries

Until the 1920’s, most compacts dealt with the settlement of boundary lines between the states.

• Boundaries, § 1-300
• Extent of territory of the Commonwealth after the Constitution of 1776, § 1-301
• Jurisdiction and ownership of Commonwealth over offshore waters and submerged lands, § 1-302
• Cession of territory northwest of Ohio River, § 1-303
• Boundary with North Carolina, § 1-304 & Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1791
• Boundary with North Carolina eastward from low-water mark of Atlantic Ocean, § 1-305 & Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1970
• Boundary with Tennessee, § 1-306 & Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement of 1901
• Compact and boundary with Kentucky, § 1-307 & Kentucky and Virginia Jurisdiction Act of 1789
• Boundary with Maryland, § 1-308 & Virginia and Maryland Boundary Agreement of 1878
• Boundary with Maryland eastward from Assateague Island, § 1-309
• Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of Pocomoke River, § 1-310
• Recession of portion of District of Columbia, § 1-311 & Chap. 64.- An Act Accepting by the State of Virginia the County of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, When the Same Shall be Re-ceded by the Congress of the United States.
• Boundary with District of Columbia, § 1-312 & Virginia and District of Columbia Boundary Line Compact of 1946
• Boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia, § 1-313

Historical References

• An Act for Confirming and Establishing the Boundary Line Between this State and the State of Kentucky, Ascertained and Fixed by Certain Commissioners Appointed by Both States, and for Other Purposes
• Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1863
• Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1959
• Virginia-West Virginia Debt Agreement of 1861
• Maryland-Virginia Compact of 1785
• Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement of 1803