17 Va. Admin. Code § 15-61-10
These standards shall apply to all written instruments, plats, and other drawings submitted, recorded, or filed for permanent retention in the circuit courts of the Commonwealth.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Written instrument" means a writing required by law to be recorded and retained permanently in the clerk's office of the circuit courts of the Commonwealth, excluding wills as set forth in 17VAC15-61-60.
"Plat" means a drawing that shows one or more geometric relationships expressed by a bearing and a distance.
"Other drawing" means any drawing that does not show a geometric relationship expressed by a bearing and a distance.
17 Va. Admin. Code § 15-61-10
Statutory Authority: §§ 42.1-8 and 42.1-82 of the Code of Virginia.