Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 32.1 > Chapter 7 > Article 5 - Marriage Records and Divorce and Annulment Reports.

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Department: means the State Department of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
• File: means the presentation of a vital record provided for in this chapter for registration by the Department. See Virginia Code 32.1-249
• Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
• Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or association or any other legal entity. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.