Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle II > Chapter 9 > Article 3 – Duties and Liabilities of Master, Etc.
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| § 54.1-910 | What vessels to take pilots and where. |
| § 54.1-911 | Notice to pilot officers. |
| § 54.1-912 | Employing unlicensed pilots. |
| § 54.1-913 | Concealing name of vessel. |
Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle II > Chapter 9 > Article 3 - Duties and Liabilities of Master, Etc.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- United States: includes 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 1-255