Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 9.1 > Chapter 15 - Certifications for Victims of Qualifying Criminal Activity

• Certification form: means a certification form or declaration completed by a certifying agency that is required by federal immigration law certifying that a person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. See Virginia Code 9.1-1500
• Certifying agency: means a state or local law-enforcement agency, an attorney for the Commonwealth, the Attorney General, or any other agency or department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § Virginia Code 9.1-1500
• Certifying official: means the head of the certifying agency, a law-enforcement officer as defined in § Virginia Code 9.1-1500
• Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Licensee: means a person to whom a license has been issued under this chapter. See Virginia Code 6.2-2200
• Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, or other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 6.2-2200
• 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.
• Principal: means any person who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls (i) 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock of a stock corporation or (ii) a 10 percent or greater interest in any other type of entity. See Virginia Code 6.2-2200
• Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
• Qualifying criminal activity: means any activity, regardless of the stage of detection, investigation, or prosecution, designated in Virginia Code 9.1-1500
• Victim of qualifying criminal activity: means a person described in Virginia Code 9.1-1500