HD4 - Report of the Virginia Commissioners to the National Conference on Uniform State Laws

  • Published: 1984
  • Author: Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation

Executive Summary:
In 1983, the General Assembly of Virginia adopted the Uniform Audio-Visual Deposition Act. In 1982, Virginia adopted the Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act and the ULC Model Real Estate Cooperative Act. In total, Virginia has adopted 28 other uniform acts which are on the Conference "active list," including the Uniform Commercial Code.

The Commissioners from the various states include practicing attorneys, law professors, state legislators and state and federal judges. All Commissioners serve without compensation with reimbursement of their expenses only. The process by which uniform acts are promulgated is thorough, involving frequent meetings of the drafting committee, oversight by the review committee, consideration line-by-line by the entire Conference at least twice, a vote by the states, and consideration and approval of the ABA House of Delegates.

Activities of the Virginia Commissioners

The Virginia Commissioners have served on the following committees during the past year:

Brockenbrough Lamb. Jr. - Chairman, Standby Committee on Uniform Limited Partnership Act; Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.

Carlyle C. Ring. Jr. - Chairman, Executive Committee; Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Payments Code (Amendments to UCC Articles 3 and 4); Ex-officio member of all other drafting and administrative committees.

H. Lane Kneedler. III - Drafting Committee on Criminal Records.

Stephen G. Johnakin· - Member of Study Committee on Franchising Act; Member of Standing Legislative Committee.

The Conference was held in Monterey, California, from July 30, 1982 - August 6, 1982. Commissioners Lamb, Ring, Kneedler and Johnakin were in attendance.