1-511 - English designated the official language of the Commonwealth.

§ 1-511. English designated the official language of the Commonwealth.

English shall be designated as the official language of the Commonwealth.Except as provided by law, no state agency or local government shall berequired to provide and no state agency or local government shall beprohibited from providing any documents, information, literature or otherwritten materials in any language other than English.

(1996, c. 829, § 7.1-42; 2005, c. 839.)