Va. Code Ann. § 1-305
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Boundary with North Carolina eastward from low-water mark of Atlantic Ocean
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The boundary line between the Commonwealth and North Carolina eastward from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and remains the line beginning at the intersection with the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and the existing North Carolina-Virginia boundary line; thence due east to the seaward jurisdictional limit of Virginia; such boundary line to be extended on the true 90 degree bearing as far as a need for further delimitation may arise.
1970, c. 343, § 7.1-4.1; 2005, c. 839 .
1970, c. 343, § 7.1-4.1; 2005, c. 839 .
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