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Title 8.01 of the Code of Virginia
Civil Remedies and Procedure · 1,071 active sections across 39 chapters
Title 8.01 is where Virginia codifies civil remedies and procedure by statute — venue, parties, process, limitations of actions, judgments, executions, arbitration, and dozens of specific civil-action topics — enacted and amended by the Virginia General Assembly. It is the companion to the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. All 39 chapters are complete.
Chapter 1. General Provisions As to Civil Cases
8 sections
- 8.01-1 How proceedings may be in actions pending when title takes effect.
- 8.01-1.1 References to former sections, articles and chapters of Title 8 and other titles.
- 8.01-2 General definitions for this title.
- 8.01-3 Supreme Court may prescribe rules; effective date and availability; indexed, and annotated; effect of subsequent enactments of General Assembly.
- 8.01-4 District courts and circuit courts may prescribe certain rules.
- 8.01-4.1 How jurisdiction determined when proceeding is on penal bond.
- 8.01-4.2 Who may execute bond for obtaining writ or order.
- 8.01-4.3 Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury; penalty.
Chapter 2. Parties
26 sections
Article 1. General Provisions
- 8.01-5 Effect of nonjoinder or misjoinder; limitation on joinder of insurance company.
- 8.01-6 Amending pleading; relation back to original pleading.
- 8.01-6.1 Amendment of pleading changing or adding a claim or defense; relation back.
- 8.01-6.2 Amendment of pleading; relation back to original pleading; confusion in trade name.
- 8.01-6.3 Actions or suits against fiduciaries; style of the case; amendment of pleading.
- 8.01-7 When court may add new parties to suit.
Article 2. Special Provisions
- 8.01-8 How minors may sue.
- 8.01-9 Guardian ad litem for persons under disability; when guardian ad litem need not be appointed for person under disability.
- 8.01-10 Joinder of tenants in common.
- 8.01-11 Proceedings on writing binding deceased person.
- 8.01-12 Suit by beneficial owner when legal title in another.
- 8.01-13 Assignee or beneficial owner may sue in own name; certain discounts allowed.
- 8.01-14 Suit against assignor.
- 8.01-15 Suits by and against unincorporated associations or orders.
- 8.01-15.1 Anonymous plaintiff; motion for identification; factors to be considered by court.
- 8.01-15.2 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; default judgment; appointment of counsel.
Article 3. Death or Change of Parties
- 8.01-16 New parties may have continuance.
- 8.01-17 When party whose powers cease is defendant.
- 8.01-18 When suit discontinued unless revived.
- 8.01-19 Effect of marriage or change of name of party.
- 8.01-20 Effect of marriage, change of name or death on appeal.
- 8.01-20.1 Certification of expert witness opinion at time of service of process.
- 8.01-21 Judgment when death or disability occurs after verdict but before judgment.
- 8.01-22 When death or disability occurs as to any of several plaintiffs or defendants.
- 8.01-23 Decree in suit when number of parties exceeds 30 and one of them dies.
Article 4. Writ of Scire Facias Abolished
Chapter 3. Actions
347 of 358 sections active (11 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Survival and Assignment of Causes of Actions
Article 2. Actions on Contracts Generally
- 8.01-27 Civil action on note or writing promising to pay money.
- 8.01-27.1 Additional recovery in certain civil actions concerning checks or rejected electronic funds transfers.
- 8.01-27.2 Civil recovery for giving bad check.
- 8.01-27.3 Evidence in actions regarding issuance of bad check.
- 8.01-27.4 Civil recovery for professional services.
- 8.01-27.5 Duty of in-network providers to submit claims to health insurers; liability of covered patients for unbilled health care services.
- 8.01-28 When judgment to be given in action upon contract or note unless defendant appears and denies claim under oath.
- 8.01-29 Procedure in actions on annuity and installment bonds, and other actions for penalties for nonperformance.
- 8.01-30 Procedure in actions on contracts made by several persons.
- 8.01-31 Accounting in equity.
- 8.01-32 Action on lost evidences of debt.
- 8.01-33 Equitable relief in certain cases.
Article 3. Injury to Person or Property
- 8.01-34 When contribution among wrongdoers enforced.
- 8.01-35 Damages for loss of income not diminished by reimbursement.
- 8.01-35.1 Effect of release or covenant not to sue in respect to liability and contribution.
- 8.01-36 Joinder of action of tort to infant with action for recovery of expenses incurred thereby and claim for recovery of expenses by infant.
- 8.01-37 Recovery of lost wages in action for injuries to emancipated infant.
- 8.01-37.1 Claims for medical services provided by United States; proof of reasonable value.
- 8.01-38 Tort liability of hospitals.
- 8.01-38.1 Limitation on recovery of punitive damages.
- 8.01-39 Completion or acceptance of work not bar to action against independent contractor for personal injury, wrongful death or damage to property.
- 8.01-40 Unauthorized use of name or picture of any person; punitive damages; statute of limitations.
- 8.01-40.1 Action for injury resulting from violation of Computer Crimes Act; limitations.
- 8.01-40.2 Unsolicited transmission of advertising materials by facsimile machine.
- 8.01-40.3 Unauthorized dissemination, etc., of criminal history record information; civil action.
- 8.01-40.4 Civil action for unlawful creation of image of another or unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another.
- 8.01-40.5 Publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the Internet.
- 8.01-41 Wrongful distraint, attachment.
- 8.01-42 Loss or injury to clothing in dyeing, dry cleaning, or laundering.
- 8.01-42.1 Civil action for racial, religious, or ethnic harassment, violence or vandalism.
- 8.01-42.2 Liability of guest for hotel damage.
- 8.01-42.3 Civil action for stalking.
- 8.01-42.4 Civil action for trafficking in persons.
- 8.01-42.5 Civil action for female genital mutilation.
- 8.01-42.6 Liability of employer for personal injury or death by wrongful act.
- 8.01-43 Action against parent for damage to public property by minor.
- 8.01-44 Action against parent for damage to private property by minor.
- 8.01-44.1 Immunity from civil liability of members of certain committees, etc.
- 8.01-44.2 Action against physician for vaccine-related injury or death.
- 8.01-44.3 Divulgence of communications by qualified interpreters and communications assistants.
- 8.01-44.4 Action for shoplifting and employee theft.
- 8.01-44.5 Punitive damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers.
- 8.01-44.5:1 Punitive damages; hit and run drivers.
- 8.01-44.6 Action for injury to cemetery property.
- 8.01-44.7 Action for tampering with metering device and diverting service.
Article 4. Defamation
- 8.01-45 Action for insulting words.
- 8.01-46 Justification and mitigation of damages.
- 8.01-46.1 Disclosure of employment-related information; presumptions; causes of action; definitions.
- 8.01-46.2 Civil action for dissemination of intimate images to another; penalty.
- 8.01-47 Immunity of persons investigating or reporting certain incidents at schools.
- 8.01-48 Mitigation in actions against newspapers, etc.
- 8.01-49 Defamatory statements in radio and television broadcasts.
- 8.01-49.1 Liability for defamatory material on the Internet.
Article 5. Death by Wrongful Act
- 8.01-50 Action for death by wrongful act; how and when to be brought.
- 8.01-50.1 Certification of expert witness opinion at time of service of process.
- 8.01-51 No action when deceased has compromised claim.
- 8.01-52 Amount of damages.
- 8.01-52.1 Admissibility of expressions of sympathy.
- 8.01-53 Class and beneficiaries; when determined.
- 8.01-54 Judgment to distribute recovery when verdict fails to do so.
- 8.01-55 Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act.
- 8.01-56 When right of action not to determine nor action to abate.
Article 6. Injuries to Railroad Employees
- 8.01-57 Liability of railroads for injury to certain employees.
- 8.01-58 Contributory negligence no bar to recovery; violation of safety appliance acts.
- 8.01-59 Assumption of risk; violation of safety appliance acts.
- 8.01-60 Contracts exempting from liability void; set-off of insurance.
- 8.01-61 Definition of "common carrier" as used in article.
- 8.01-62 Action may embrace liability under both State and federal acts.
Article 7. Motor Vehicle Accidents
- 8.01-63 Liability for death or injury to guest in motor vehicle.
- 8.01-64 Liability for negligence of minor.
- 8.01-65 Defense of lack of consent of owner.
- 8.01-66 Recovery of damages for loss of use of vehicle.
- 8.01-66.1 Remedy for arbitrary refusal of motor vehicle insurance claim.
- 8.01-66.1:1 Subrogation claims by underinsured motorist benefits insurer.
Article 7.1. Lien for Hospital, Medical and Nursing Services
- 8.01-66.2 Lien against person whose negligence causes injury.
- 8.01-66.3 Lien inferior to claim of attorney or personal representative.
- 8.01-66.4 Subrogation.
- 8.01-66.5 Written notice required.
- 8.01-66.6 Liability for reasonable charges for services.
- 8.01-66.7 Hearing and disposal of claim of unreasonableness.
- 8.01-66.8 Petition to enforce lien.
- 8.01-66.9 Lien in favor of Commonwealth, its programs, institutions, or departments on claim for personal injuries.
- 8.01-66.9:1 Lien against recovery for medical treatment provided to prisoner.
- 8.01-66.9:2 Lien in favor of the Department of Medical Assistance Services on claim for personal injuries.
- 8.01-66.10 Death claims settled by compromise or suit.
- 8.01-66.11 Necessity for settlement or judgment.
- 8.01-66.12 Term physician to include chiropractor.
Article 8. Actions for the Sale, Lease, Exchange, Redemption and Other Disposition of
- 8.01-67 Definitions; persons under a disability; fiduciary.
- 8.01-68 Jurisdiction.
- 8.01-69 Commencement of suit; parties.
- 8.01-70 §§ 8.01-70, 8.01-71. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-72 When death to abate such suit.
- 8.01-73 Guardian ad litem to be appointed.
- 8.01-74 Leases on behalf of persons under disability; new leases.
- 8.01-75 Who not to be purchaser.
- 8.01-76 How proceeds from disposition to be secured and applied; when same may be paid over.
- 8.01-77 What proceeds of sale to pass as real estate.
- 8.01-78 Alternate procedure for sale of real estate of person under disability.
- 8.01-79 Same; reference of petition to commissioner.
- 8.01-80 Same; action of court on report; application of proceeds of transaction.
Article 9. Partition
- 8.01-81 Who may compel partition of land; jurisdiction; validation of certain partitions of mineral rights; when shares of two or more laid off together.
- 8.01-81.1 Determination of value.
- 8.01-82 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-83 Allotment to one or more parties, or sale, in lieu of partition.
- 8.01-83.1 Open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction.
- 8.01-83.2 Notice by posting.
- 8.01-83.3 Commissioners.
- 8.01-84 Application of proceeds of sale to payment of lien.
- 8.01-85 Disposition of share in proceeds of person under disability.
- 8.01-86 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-87 Validation of certain partitions prior to act of 1922.
- 8.01-88 Decree of partition to vest legal title.
- 8.01-89 When proceeds of sale deemed personal estate.
- 8.01-90 When name or share of parties unknown.
- 8.01-91 Effect of partition or sale on lessee's rights.
- 8.01-92 Allowance of attorney fees out of unrepresented shares.
- 8.01-93 Partition of goods, etc., by sale, if necessary.
Article 10. Sale, Lease, or Exchange of Certain Estates in Property
Article 11. General Provisions for Judicial Sales
- 8.01-96 Decree for sale; how made; bond of commissioner.
- 8.01-97 Delinquent taxes to be ascertained.
- 8.01-98 Sales of land when purchase price insufficient to pay taxes, etc.
- 8.01-99 Bond required of special commissioner for sale.
- 8.01-100 Liability of clerk for false certificate or failure to give bond.
- 8.01-101 Purchasers relieved of liability for purchase money paid to such commissioner.
- 8.01-102 Purchasers not required to see to application of purchase money.
- 8.01-103 Special commissioner or other person appointed to do so to receive purchase money, etc.; liability of clerk for failure to give notice of appointment.
- 8.01-104 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-105 Rule against special commissioner, purchaser, etc., for judgment for amounts due.
- 8.01-106 How cause heard upon rule and judgment rendered.
- 8.01-107 Trial by jury of issues made upon rule.
- 8.01-108 When sureties of commissioner, purchaser, etc., proceeded against by rule.
- 8.01-109 Commission for selling, collecting, etc.; each piece of property to constitute separate sale.
- 8.01-110 Appointment of special commissioner to execute deed, etc.; effect of deed.
- 8.01-111 What such deed to show.
- 8.01-112 Reinstatement of cause to appoint special commissioner to make deed.
- 8.01-113 When title of purchaser at judicial sale not to be disturbed.
Article 12. Detinue
- 8.01-114 When property to be taken by officer; summary of evidence, affidavits and report to be filed.
- 8.01-115 Bond required as prerequisite.
- 8.01-116 Return of property to defendant or other claimant.
- 8.01-117 Exceptions to sufficiency of bonds.
- 8.01-118 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-119 Hearing to review issuance of order or process under § 8.01-114 or to consider request for such order or process.
- 8.01-120 No verdict as to some items; omission of price or value.
- 8.01-121 Final judgment.
- 8.01-122 Charges for keeping property.
- 8.01-123 Recovery of damages sustained for property withheld during appeal.
Article 13. Unlawful Entry and Detainer
- 8.01-124 Motion for judgment in circuit court for unlawful entry or detainer.
- 8.01-125 When summons returnable to circuit court; jury.
- 8.01-126 (Effective until July 1, 2027) Summons for unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of a general district court.
- 8.01-127 §§ 8.01-127, 8.01-127.1. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-128 Verdict and judgment; damages.
- 8.01-129 Appeal from judgment of general district court.
- 8.01-130 Judgment not to bar action of trespass, ejectment, or unlawful detainer.
- 8.01-130.01 Unlawful detainer; expungement.
Article 13.1. Warrants in Distress
- 8.01-130.1 Remedy for rent and for use and occupation.
- 8.01-130.2 Who may recover rent or compensation.
- 8.01-130.3 Who is liable for rent.
- 8.01-130.4 When and by whom distress made.
- 8.01-130.5 Procedure for trial on warrant in distress.
- 8.01-130.6 On what goods levied; to what extent goods liable; priorities between landlord and other lienors.
- 8.01-130.7 Procedure when distress levied and tenant unable to give forthcoming bond; what defense may be made.
- 8.01-130.8 Review of decision to issue ex parte order or process; claim of exemption.
- 8.01-130.9 On what terms purchasers and lienors inferior to landlord may remove goods; certain liens not affected.
- 8.01-130.10 When goods of a sublessee may be removed from leased premises.
- 8.01-130.11 When officer may enter by force to levy distress or attachment.
- 8.01-130.12 When distress not unlawful because of irregularity, etc.
- 8.01-130.13 Return of execution; process of sale thereunder.
Article 14. Ejectment
- 8.01-131 Action of ejectment retained; when and by whom brought.
- 8.01-132 What interest and right plaintiff must have.
- 8.01-133 Who shall be defendants; when and how landlord may defend.
- 8.01-134 How action commenced and prosecuted.
- 8.01-135 What is to be stated in motion for judgment.
- 8.01-136 How premises described.
- 8.01-137 Plaintiff to state how he claims.
- 8.01-138 There may be several counts and several plaintiffs.
- 8.01-139 What proof by plaintiff is sufficient.
- 8.01-140 Effect of reservation in deed; burden of proof.
- 8.01-141 When action by cotenants, etc., against cotenants, what plaintiff to prove.
- 8.01-142 Verdict when action against several defendants.
- 8.01-143 When there may be several judgments against defendants.
- 8.01-144 Recovery of part of premises claimed.
- 8.01-145 When possession of part not possession of whole.
- 8.01-146 When vendee, etc., entitled to conveyance of legal title, vendor cannot recover.
- 8.01-147 When mortgagee or trustee not to recover.
- 8.01-148 Right of defendant to resort to equity not affected.
- 8.01-149 Verdict when jury finds for plaintiffs or any of them.
- 8.01-150 Verdict when any plaintiff has no right.
- 8.01-151 How verdict to specify premises recovered.
- 8.01-152 How verdict to specify undivided interest or share.
- 8.01-153 Verdict to specify estate of plaintiff.
- 8.01-154 When right of plaintiff expires before trial, what judgment entered.
- 8.01-155 How judgment for plaintiff entered.
- 8.01-156 Authority of sheriffs, etc., to store and sell personal property removed from premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale.
- 8.01-157 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-158 How claim of plaintiff for profits and damages assessed.
- 8.01-159 When court to assess damages.
- 8.01-160 Defendant to give notice of claim for improvements.
- 8.01-161 How allowed.
- 8.01-162 Postponement of assessment and allowance.
- 8.01-163 Judgment to be conclusive.
- 8.01-164 Recovery of mesne profits, etc., not affected.
- 8.01-165 Writ of right, etc., abolished.
Article 15. Improvements
- 8.01-166 How defendant may apply therefor, and have judgment suspended.
- 8.01-167 How damages of plaintiff assessed.
- 8.01-168 For what time.
- 8.01-169 How value of improvements determined in favor of defendant.
- 8.01-170 If allowance for improvements exceed damages, what to be done.
- 8.01-171 Verdict for balance, after offsetting damages against improvements.
- 8.01-172 Balance for defendant a lien on the land.
- 8.01-173 How tenant for life, paying for improvements, reimbursed.
- 8.01-174 Exception as to mortgagees and trustees.
- 8.01-175 When plaintiff may require his estate only to be valued; how determined; how he may elect to relinquish his title to defendant.
- 8.01-176 How payment of such value to be made by defendant; when land sold therefor.
- 8.01-177 When such value to be deemed real estate.
- 8.01-178 When and how defendant, if evicted, may recover from plaintiff amount paid.
Article 15.1. Waste
Article 16. Establishing Boundaries to Land
Article 17. Declaratory Judgments
- 8.01-184 Power to issue declaratory judgments.
- 8.01-184.1 Declaratory judgment to adjudicate constitutional nexus.
- 8.01-185 Venue.
- 8.01-186 Further relief.
- 8.01-187 Commissioners, condemnation jurors, or court to determine compensation for property taken or damaged.
- 8.01-188 Jury trial.
- 8.01-189 Injunction.
- 8.01-190 Costs.
- 8.01-191 Construction of article.
Article 18. Recovery of Claims Against the Commonwealth of Virginia
Article 18.1. Tort Claims Against the Commonwealth of Virginia
- 8.01-195.1 Short title.
- 8.01-195.2 Definitions.
- 8.01-195.3 Commonwealth, transportation district or locality liable for damages in certain cases.
- 8.01-195.4 Jurisdiction of claims under this article; right to jury trial; service on Commonwealth or locality; amending amount of claim.
- 8.01-195.5 Settlement of certain cases.
- 8.01-195.6 Notice of claim.
- 8.01-195.7 Statute of limitations.
- 8.01-195.8 Release of further claims.
- 8.01-195.9 Claims evaluation program.
Article 18.2. Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration for a Felony Conviction
Article 19. Actions by the Commonwealth
- 8.01-196 Comptroller to institute proceedings.
- 8.01-197 In what name; when not to abate.
- 8.01-198 Action, against whom instituted.
- 8.01-199 Judgment, nature of.
- 8.01-200 Mistakes against State corrected.
- 8.01-201 Execution; real estate to be sold.
- 8.01-202 Execution, to whom issued.
- 8.01-203 Goods and chattels liable before real estate.
- 8.01-204 Notice of sale of real estate; when sale to be made.
- 8.01-205 How sale made.
- 8.01-206 Terms of sale.
- 8.01-207 Who to collect purchase money and make deed; disposition of proceeds of sale.
- 8.01-208 When successor of officer to make deed.
- 8.01-209 Bond for purchase money to have force of judgment.
- 8.01-210 Judgment against deceased obligors.
- 8.01-211 When venditioni exponas issued to sheriff of adjacent county; what to contain.
- 8.01-212 Officer to deliver to sheriff goods and chattels levied on.
- 8.01-213 Where same to be sold.
- 8.01-214 Where real estate to be sold.
- 8.01-215 Return of officer when sale not made because of prior encumbrance.
- 8.01-216 Comptroller's power to adjust old claims.
Article 19.1. Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
- 8.01-216.1 Citation.
- 8.01-216.2 Definitions.
- 8.01-216.3 (Effective November 1, 2026) False claims; civil penalty.
- 8.01-216.4 Attorney General; investigation, civil action.
- 8.01-216.5 Civil actions filed by private persons; Commonwealth may intervene.
- 8.01-216.6 Rights of private plaintiff and Commonwealth.
- 8.01-216.7 Award to private plaintiff.
- 8.01-216.8 Certain actions barred; relief from employment discrimination; waiver of sovereign immunity.
- 8.01-216.9 Procedure; statute of limitations.
- 8.01-216.10 Civil investigative demands; issuance; sharing information.
- 8.01-216.11 Civil investigative demands; contents and deadlines.
- 8.01-216.12 Civil investigative demands; protected material or information.
- 8.01-216.13 Civil investigative demands; service and jurisdiction.
- 8.01-216.14 Civil investigative demands; documentary material.
- 8.01-216.15 Civil investigative demands; interrogatories.
- 8.01-216.16 Civil investigative demands; oral examinations.
- 8.01-216.17 Civil investigative demands; custodian of documents; answers.
- 8.01-216.18 Civil investigative demands; judicial proceedings for noncompliance.
- 8.01-216.19 Application of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
Article 20. Change of Name
Article 21. Miscellaneous Provisions
- 8.01-218 Replevin abolished.
- 8.01-219 Effect of judgment in trover.
- 8.01-219.1 Responsibility of possessor of real property for harm to trespasser.
- 8.01-220 Action for alienation of affection, breach of promise, criminal conversation and seduction abolished.
- 8.01-220.1 Defense of interspousal immunity abolished as to certain causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1981.
- 8.01-220.1:1 Civil immunity for officers, partners, members, managers, trustees and directors of certain tax exempt organizations.
- 8.01-220.1:2 Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances.
- 8.01-220.1:3 Immunity for members of church, synagogue or religious body.
- 8.01-220.1:4 Civil immunity for officers and directors of certain nonprofit organizations.
- 8.01-220.1:5 Defense of intra-family immunity abolished for wrongful death actions.
- 8.01-220.2 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-221 Damages from violation of statute, remedy therefor and penalty.
- 8.01-221.1 Unestablished business damages; lost profits.
- 8.01-221.2 Rescission; undue influence; attorney fees.
- 8.01-222 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-223 Lack of privity no defense in certain cases.
- 8.01-223.1 Use of constitutional rights.
- 8.01-223.2 Immunity of persons for statements made at public hearing or communicated to third party.
- 8.01-224 Defense of governmental immunity not available to certain persons in actions for damages from blasting, etc.
- 8.01-225 Persons rendering emergency care, obstetrical services exempt from liability.
- 8.01-225.01 Certain immunity for health care providers during disasters under specific circumstances.
- 8.01-225.02 Certain liability protection for health care providers during disasters.
- 8.01-225.03 Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day centers during a disaster under specific circumstances.
- 8.01-225.1 Immunity for team physicians.
- 8.01-225.2 Immunity for those rendering emergency care to animals.
- 8.01-225.3 Immunity for volunteer first responders en route to an emergency.
- 8.01-226 Duty of care to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.
- 8.01-226.1 Civil immunity when participating in Lawyers Helping Lawyers.
- 8.01-226.2 Civil immunity for licensed professional engineers and licensed architects participating in rescue or relief assistance.
- 8.01-226.3 Civil immunity for officers, directors and members of certain crime information-gathering organizations.
- 8.01-226.4 Civil immunity for hospice volunteers.
- 8.01-226.5 Immunity for installers and inspectors of child restraint devices.
- 8.01-226.5:1 Civil immunity for school board employees supervising self-administration of certain medication.
- 8.01-226.5:2 Immunity of hospital and emergency medical services agency personnel for the acceptance of certain infants.
- 8.01-226.6 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-226.7 Owner and agent compliance with residential lead-based paint notification; maintenance immunity.
- 8.01-226.8 Civil immunity for public and nonprofit corporation officials and private volunteers participating in certain programs for probationers.
- 8.01-226.9 Exemption from civil liability in connection with arrest or detention of person suspected of shoplifting.
- 8.01-226.10 Civil immunity for causing the arrest of a person for a bad check.
- 8.01-226.11 Civil immunity for operation of victim notification program.
- 8.01-226.12 Duty of landlord and managing agent with respect to visible mold.
- 8.01-226.13 Limited standing to seek injunctive relief against manufacturing companies.
- 8.01-227 Remedy by motion on certain bonds given or taken by officers; notice.
Article 22. Year 2000 Liability and Damages
- 8.01-227.1 §§ 8.01-227.1 through 8.01-227.3. [Repealed.] Repealed
Article 23. Drug Dealer Liability Act
Article 24. Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act
Article 25. Winter Sports Safety Act
- 8.01-227.11 Definitions.
- 8.01-227.12 Warnings and other winter sports area operator requirements.
- 8.01-227.13 Winter sports area trail maps.
- 8.01-227.14 Freestyle terrain.
- 8.01-227.15 Winter sports area vehicles.
- 8.01-227.16 Passenger tramways.
- 8.01-227.17 Duties and responsibilities of winter sports participants and certain other individuals.
- 8.01-227.18 Helmets.
- 8.01-227.19 Assumption of risks.
- 8.01-227.20 Liability of winter sports area operator.
- 8.01-227.21 Common law regarding minors.
- 8.01-227.22 Failure to fulfill duty or responsibility not negligence per se.
- 8.01-227.23 Applicability of article.
Chapter 4. Limitations of Actions
35 of 36 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. In General
- 8.01-228 Scope of limitations; "personal action" defined.
- 8.01-229 Suspension or tolling of statute of limitations; effect of disabilities; effect of death; injunction; prevention of service by defendant; dismissal, nonsuit or abatement; devise for payment of debts; new promises; debts proved in creditors' suits.
- 8.01-230 Accrual of right of action.
- 8.01-231 Commonwealth not within statute of limitations.
- 8.01-232 Effect of promises not to plead statute of limitations.
- 8.01-233 When action deemed brought on counterclaim or cross-claim; when statute of limitations tolled; defendant's consent required for dismissal.
- 8.01-234 Repeal of limitation not to remove bar of statute.
- 8.01-235 Bar of expiration of limitation period raised only as affirmative defense in responsive pleading.
Article 2. Limitations on Recovery of Realty and Enforcement of Certain Liens Relating
- 8.01-236 Limitation of entry on or action for land.
- 8.01-237 Effect of disabilities upon right of entry on, or action for, land.
- 8.01-238 To repeal grant.
- 8.01-239 Ground rents.
- 8.01-240 Liens for water, sewer, or sidewalk assessments.
- 8.01-241 Limitation of enforcement of deeds of trust, mortgages and liens for unpaid purchase money.
- 8.01-241.1 Permissible form for certificate.
- 8.01-242 Same; when no maturity date is given; credit line deeds of trust.
Article 3. Personal Actions Generally
- 8.01-243 Personal action for injury to person or property generally; extension in actions for malpractice against health care provider.
- 8.01-243.1 Actions for medical malpractice; minors.
- 8.01-243.2 Limitations of actions by confined persons; exhaustion.
- 8.01-244 Actions for wrongful death; limitation.
- 8.01-245 Limitation on actions upon the bond of any fiduciaries or as to suits against fiduciaries themselves; accrual of cause of action where execution sustained.
- 8.01-246 Personal actions based on contracts.
- 8.01-247 When action on contract governed by the law of another state or country barred in Virginia.
- 8.01-247.1 Limitation on action for defamation, etc.
- 8.01-248 Personal actions for which no other limitation is specified.
- 8.01-249 When cause of action shall be deemed to accrue in certain personal actions.
- 8.01-250 Limitation on certain actions for damages arising out of defective or unsafe condition of improvements to real property.
- 8.01-250.1 Limitation on actions involving removal of asbestos.
Article 4. Limitations on Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
- 8.01-251 Limitations on enforcement of judgments.
- 8.01-252 Repealed. Repealed
Article 5. Miscellaneous Limitations Provisions
- 8.01-253 Limitation of suits to avoid voluntary conveyances, etc.
- 8.01-254 Limitation on enforcement of bequests and legacies.
- 8.01-255 Time for presenting claim against Commonwealth.
- 8.01-255.1 Limitation of action for breach of condition subsequent or termination of determinable fee simple estate.
- 8.01-255.2 Limitation on motion for new execution after loss of property sold under indemnity bond.
- 8.01-256 As to rights and remedies existing when this chapter takes effect.
Chapter 5. Venue
12 sections
- 8.01-257 Venue generally.
- 8.01-258 Venue not jurisdictional.
- 8.01-259 Application.
- 8.01-260 Proper venue; preferred forum in certain actions; permissible forums for other actions.
- 8.01-261 Category A or preferred venue.
- 8.01-262 Category B or permissible venue.
- 8.01-262.1 Place for bringing action under a contract related to construction.
- 8.01-263 Multiple parties.
- 8.01-264 Venue improperly laid; objection.
- 8.01-265 Change of venue by court.
- 8.01-266 Costs.
- 8.01-267 Discretion of judge.
Chapter 5.1. Multiple Claimant Litigation Act
9 sections
- 8.01-267.1 Standards governing consolidation, etc., and transfer.
- 8.01-267.2 When actions pending in same court.
- 8.01-267.3 Consolidation and other combined proceedings.
- 8.01-267.4 Transfer.
- 8.01-267.5 Joinder and severance.
- 8.01-267.6 Separate trials; special interrogatories.
- 8.01-267.7 Later-filed actions.
- 8.01-267.8 Interlocutory appeal.
- 8.01-267.9 Effect on other law.
Chapter 6. Notice of Lis Pendens or Attachment
2 sections
Chapter 7. Civil Actions; Commencement, Pleadings, and Motions
20 of 22 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Civil Actions Generally
- 8.01-270 Repealed. Repealed
Article 2. Pleadings Generally
- 8.01-271 Compliance with Rules of Supreme Court.
- 8.01-271.01 Electronic filings in civil actions in circuit court.
- 8.01-271.1 Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; oral motions; sanctions.
- 8.01-271.2 (Effective January 1, 2027) Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers in consumer debt collection proceedings.
- 8.01-272 Pleading several matters; joining tort and contract claims; separate trial in discretion of court; counterclaims.
- 8.01-273 Demurrer; form; grounds to be stated; amendment.
- 8.01-273.1 Motion for judgment; motion to refer; Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act.
- 8.01-274 Motion to strike defensive pleading in equity and at law; exceptions abolished.
- 8.01-274.1 Motion or petition for rule to show cause for violation of court order.
- 8.01-275 When action or suit not to abate for want of form; what defects not to be regarded.
- 8.01-275.1 When service of process is timely.
- 8.01-276 Demurrer to evidence and plea in abatement abolished; motion to strike evidence and written motion, respectively, to be used in lieu thereof.
- 8.01-277 Defective process; motion to quash; untimely service; motion to dismiss.
- 8.01-277.1 Objections to personal jurisdiction or defective process; what constitutes waiver.
- 8.01-278 When plea of infancy not allowed; liability of infants for debts as traders; liability of infants on loans to defray expenses of education.
- 8.01-279 When proof is unnecessary unless affidavit filed; handwriting; ownership; partnership or incorporation.
- 8.01-280 Pleadings may be sworn to before clerk; affidavit of belief sufficient.
- 8.01-281 Pleading in alternative; separate trial on motion of party.
Article 3. Particular Equity Provisions
- 8.01-282 Motion to strike evidence.
- 8.01-283 Answer in equity proceeding.
- 8.01-284 Repealed. Repealed
Chapter 8. Process
46 of 49 sections active (3 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. In General
- 8.01-285 Definition of certain terms used in this chapter; process, return, statutory agent.
- 8.01-286 Forms of writs.
- 8.01-286.1 Service of process; waiver, duty to save costs, request to waive, how served.
- 8.01-287 How process to be served.
- 8.01-288 Process received in time good though neither served nor accepted.
- 8.01-289 No service of process on Sunday; exceptions.
Article 2. How Process Is Issued
Article 3. Who and Where to Serve Process
- 8.01-293 Authorization to serve process, capias or show cause order; execute writ of possession or eviction and levy upon property.
- 8.01-294 Sheriff to get from clerk's office process and other papers; return of papers; effect of late return.
- 8.01-295 Territorial limits within which sheriff may serve process in his official capacity; process appearing to be duly served.
Article 4. Who to Be Served
- 8.01-296 Manner of serving process upon natural persons.
- 8.01-297 Process on convict defendant.
- 8.01-298 How summons for witness or juror served.
- 8.01-299 How process served on domestic stock corporations, nonstock corporations, and limited liability companies generally.
- 8.01-300 How process served on municipal and county governments and on quasi-governmental entities.
- 8.01-301 How process served on foreign stock or nonstock corporations and foreign limited liability companies generally.
- 8.01-301.1 Subpoena for production of electronic records, etc., from nonparty commercial enterprise.
- 8.01-302 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-303 On whom process served when corporation operated by trustee or receiver.
- 8.01-304 How process served on copartner or partnership, domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, and domestic or foreign limited partnership.
- 8.01-304.1 How process served on a business trust.
- 8.01-305 Process against unincorporated associations or orders, or unincorporated common carriers.
- 8.01-306 Process against unincorporated associations or orders, or unincorporated common carriers; principal office outside Virginia and business transactions in Virginia.
- 8.01-307 Definition of terms "motor vehicle" and "nonresident" in motor vehicle and aircraft accident cases.
- 8.01-308 Service on Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles as agent for nonresident motor vehicle operator.
- 8.01-309 Service on Secretary of Commonwealth as agent of nonresident operator or owner of aircraft.
- 8.01-310 How service made on Commissioner, Secretary, and Clerk; appointment binding.
- 8.01-311 Continuance of action where service made on Commissioner, Secretary, and Clerk.
- 8.01-312 Effect of service on statutory agent; duties of such agent; time for responding to process.
- 8.01-313 Specific addresses for mailing by statutory agent and resident agent.
- 8.01-314 Service on attorney after entry of general appearance by such attorney.
- 8.01-315 Notice to be mailed defendant when service accepted by another.
- 8.01-316 Service by publication; when available.
- 8.01-317 What order of publication to state; how published; when publication in newspaper dispensed with; electronic notice.
- 8.01-318 Within what time after publication case tried or heard; no subsequent publication required.
- 8.01-319 Publication of interim notice.
- 8.01-320 Personal service outside of Virginia.
- 8.01-321 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-322 Within what time case reheard on petition of party served by publication, and any injustice corrected.
- 8.01-323 In what counties city newspapers deemed published for purpose of legal advertisements.
- 8.01-324 Newspapers that may be used for legal notices and publications.
- 8.01-325 Return by person serving process.
- 8.01-326 Return as proof of service.
- 8.01-326.1 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-327 Acceptance of service of process.
Article 5. Privilege from Civil Arrest
Chapter 9. Personal Jurisdiction in Certain Actions
4 sections
Chapter 10. Dockets
3 of 5 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
- 8.01-331 Entry of cases on current dockets.
- 8.01-332 Calling current docket.
- 8.01-333 Reserved. Reserved
- 8.01-334 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-335 Certain cases struck from dockets after certain period; reinstatement.
Chapter 11. Juries
31 of 32 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. When Jury Trial May Be Had
Article 2. Jurors
- 8.01-337 Who liable to serve as jurors.
- 8.01-338 (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3).
- 8.01-339 No person eligible for whom request is made.
- 8.01-340 No person to serve who has case at that term.
- 8.01-341 Who are exempt from jury service.
- 8.01-341.1 Exemptions from jury service upon request.
- 8.01-341.2 Deferral or limitation of jury service for particular occupational inconvenience or for persons who have legal custody and are responsible for a child.
- 8.01-342 Restrictions on amount of jury service permitted.
Article 3. Selection of Jurors
- 8.01-343 Appointment of jury commissioners.
- 8.01-344 Notification of jury commissioners; their oath.
- 8.01-345 Lists of qualified persons to be prepared by jury commissioners; random selection process.
- 8.01-346 Lists to be delivered to clerk and safely kept by him; addition and removal of names.
- 8.01-347 How names put in jury box.
- 8.01-348 How names of jurors drawn from box.
- 8.01-349 Notations on ballots drawn; return to box; when such ballots may be drawn again.
- 8.01-350 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-350.1 Selection of jurors by mechanical or electronic techniques for the term of court.
- 8.01-351 Preparation and disposition of list of jurors drawn.
- 8.01-352 Objections to irregularities in jury lists or for legal disability; effect thereof.
Article 4. Jury Service
- 8.01-353 Notice to jurors; making copy of jury panel available to counsel; objection to notice.
- 8.01-353.1 Jurors to provide identification.
- 8.01-354 "Writ of venire facias" defined.
- 8.01-355 Jurors on list to be used for trial of cases during term; discharge or dispensing with attendance of jurors; drawing additional jurors.
- 8.01-356 Failure of juror to appear.
- 8.01-357 Selection of jury panel.
- 8.01-358 Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors.
- 8.01-359 Trial; numbers of jurors in civil cases; how jurors selected from panel.
- 8.01-360 Additional jurors when trial likely to be protracted.
- 8.01-361 New juror may be sworn in place of one disabled; when court may discharge jury.
- 8.01-362 Special juries.
- 8.01-363 When impartial jury cannot be obtained locally.
Chapter 12. Interpleader; Claims of Third Parties to Property Distrained or Levied On,
10 sections
Article 1. Interpleader
Article 2. Claims of Third Parties to Property Distrained or Levied On
- 8.01-365 How claim of third party tried.
- 8.01-366 Sale of property when no forthcoming bond is given.
- 8.01-367 Indemnifying bond to officer.
- 8.01-368 Return of such bond to clerk's office.
- 8.01-369 Effect of such bond.
- 8.01-370 Claimant may give suspending bond; proceedings to have title settled; action on indemnifying or suspending bond.
- 8.01-371 How forthcoming bond taken of claimant of property the sale whereof has been suspended.
- 8.01-372 Sale despite bond when property perishable, etc.
- 8.01-373 When property sells for more than claim, how surplus paid.
Chapter 13. Certain Incidents of Trial
21 sections
- 8.01-374 Procedure when original papers in cause are lost.
- 8.01-374.1 Consolidation or bifurcation of issues or claims in certain cases; appeal.
- 8.01-375 Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section).
- 8.01-376 Views by juries.
- 8.01-377 Remedy when variance appears between evidence and allegations.
- 8.01-377.1 Summary judgment.
- 8.01-378 Trial judge not to direct verdicts.
- 8.01-379 Argument before jury.
- 8.01-379.1 Informing jury of amounts sued for.
- 8.01-379.2 Jury instructions.
- 8.01-379.2:1 Spoliation of evidence.
- 8.01-379.3 General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories.
- 8.01-380 Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs.
- 8.01-381 What jury may carry out.
- 8.01-382 Verdict, judgment or decree to fix period at which interest begins; final order; judgment or decree for interest.
- 8.01-383 Power to grant new trial; how often.
- 8.01-383.1 Appeal when verdict reduced and accepted under protest; new trial for inadequate damages.
- 8.01-384 Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of court unnecessary; motion for new trial unnecessary in certain cases.
- 8.01-384.1 Interpreters for deaf or hard of hearing in civil proceedings.
- 8.01-384.1:1 Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons in civil cases.
- 8.01-384.2 Waiver of discovery time limitations by parties.
Chapter 14. Evidence
81 of 83 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Judicial Notice
Article 2. Laws, Public Records, and Copies of Original Records As Evidence
- 8.01-389 Judicial records as evidence; full faith and credit; recitals in deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages; "records" defined; certification.
- 8.01-390 Nonjudicial records as evidence (Subdivision (10)(a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:803 derived from subsection C of this section).
- 8.01-390.1 School records as evidence.
- 8.01-390.2 Reports by Chief Medical Examiner received as evidence.
- 8.01-390.3 Business records as evidence (Subdivision (6) of Supreme Court Rule 2:902 derived in part from this section).
- 8.01-391 Copies of originals as evidence (Subdivision (6) of Supreme Court Rule 2:902 derived in part from subsection D of this section and Supreme Court Rule 2:1005 derived from this section).
Article 2.1. Check Clearing for the 21st Century Evidence Act
Article 3. Establishing Lost Records, Etc
- 8.01-392 When court order book or equivalent is lost or illegible, what matters may be reentered.
- 8.01-393 When book or paper or equivalent in clerk's office lost, destroyed, or illegible to be again recorded.
- 8.01-394 How contents of any such lost record, etc., proved.
- 8.01-395 Validating certain proceedings under § 8.01-394.
Article 4. Witnesses Generally
- 8.01-396 No person incompetent to testify by reason of interest, or because a party.
- 8.01-396.1 Competency of witness.
- 8.01-396.2 Minor witness; appointment of guardian ad litem.
- 8.01-397 Corroboration required and evidence receivable when one party incapable of testifying (subdivision (b)(5) of Supreme Court Rule 2:804 derived from this section).
- 8.01-397.1 Evidence of habit or routine practice; defined (Supreme Court Rule 2:406 derived from this section).
- 8.01-398 Privileged marital communications (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:504 derived from this section).
- 8.01-399 Communications between physicians and patients (Supreme Court Rule 2:505 derived from this section).
- 8.01-400 Communications between ministers of religion and persons they counsel or advise (Supreme Court Rule 2:503 derived in part from this section).
- 8.01-400.1 Privileged communications by interpreters for the deaf (Supreme Court Rule 2:507 derived in part from this section).
- 8.01-400.2 Communications between certain mental health professionals and clients (Supreme Court Rule 2:506 derived from this section).
- 8.01-401 How adverse party may be examined; effect of refusal to testify (subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:607 and subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 2:611 derived from subsection A of this section).
- 8.01-401.1 Opinion testimony by experts; hearsay exception (subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:703, subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:705, and subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:706 derived from this section).
- 8.01-401.2 Chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or optometrist as expert witness.
- 8.01-401.2:1 Podiatrist as an expert witness.
- 8.01-401.3 Opinion testimony and conclusions as to facts critical to civil case resolution (Supreme Court Rule 2:701 derived from subsection B of this section, subdivision (a)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:702 derived from subsection A of this section, and subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:704 derived from subsections B and C of this section).
- 8.01-402 Members of Department of Motor Vehicles' Crash Investigation Team not to be required to give evidence in certain cases.
- 8.01-403 Witness proving adverse; contradiction; prior inconsistent statement (Subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 2:607 and subdivision (a)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived from this section).
- 8.01-404 Contradiction by prior inconsistent writing (Subdivision (b)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived in part from this section and subdivision (b)(ii) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived from this section).
- 8.01-405 Who may administer oath to witness.
- 8.01-406 Interpreters; recording testimony of deaf witness (Supreme Court Rule 2:604 derived from this section).
Article 5. Compelling Attendance of Witnesses, Etc
- 8.01-407 How summons for witness issued and to whom directed; how witness released from subpoena; prior permission of court to summon certain officials and judges.
- 8.01-407.1 Identity of persons communicating anonymously over the Internet.
- 8.01-408 Recognizance taken upon continuance of case.
- 8.01-409 When court may have process for witness executed by its own officer in another county or city.
- 8.01-410 Inmates as witnesses in civil actions.
Article 6. Uniform Foreign Depositions Act
- 8.01-411 §§ 8.01-411 through 8.01-412.1. [Repealed.] Repealed
Article 6.1. Uniform Audio-visual Deposition Act
Article 6.2. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
- 8.01-412.8 Short title.
- 8.01-412.9 Definitions.
- 8.01-412.10 Issuance of subpoena.
- 8.01-412.11 Service of subpoena.
- 8.01-412.12 Deposition, production, and inspection.
- 8.01-412.13 Application to court.
- 8.01-412.14 Uniformity of application and construction; reciprocal privileges.
- 8.01-412.15 Application to pending actions.
Article 7. Medical Evidence
- 8.01-413 Certain copies of health care provider's health records of patient admissible; right of patient, his attorney and authorized insurer to copies of such health records; subpoena; damages, costs and attorney fees.
- 8.01-413.01 Authenticity and reasonableness of medical bills; presumption.
- 8.01-413.02 Admissibility of written reports or records of blood alcohol tests conducted in the regular course of providing emergency medical treatment.
Article 7.1. Employment Evidence
Article 8. Certain Affidavits
Article 9. Miscellaneous Provisions
- 8.01-417 Copies of written statements or transcriptions of verbal statements by injured person to be delivered to him; copies of subpoenaed documents to be provided to other party; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
- 8.01-417.01 Disclosure of certain homeowners insurance and personal injury liability insurance policy limits.
- 8.01-417.1 Use of portions of documents in evidence (Subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:106 derived from this section).
- 8.01-418 When plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of guilt in absentia, or forfeiture in criminal prosecution or traffic case admissible in civil action; proof of such plea, finding, or forfeiture.
- 8.01-418.1 Evidence of subsequent measures taken not admissible to prove negligence (Supreme Court Rule 2:407 derived from this section).
- 8.01-418.2 Evidence of polygraph examination inadmissible in any proceeding.
- 8.01-418.3 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-419 Table of life expectancy.
- 8.01-419.1 Motor vehicle value.
- 8.01-420 Depositions as basis for motion for summary judgment or to strike evidence.
- 8.01-420.01 Limiting further disclosure of discoverable materials and information; protective order.
- 8.01-420.1 Abolition of common-law perpetuation of testimony.
- 8.01-420.2 Limitation on use of recorded conversations as evidence.
- 8.01-420.3 Court reporters to provide transcripts; when recording may be stopped; use of transcript as evidence.
- 8.01-420.4 Taking of depositions.
- 8.01-420.4:1 Taking of depositions; corporate officers.
- 8.01-420.5 Estoppel effect of judicial determination of employment status.
- 8.01-420.6 Number of witnesses whose depositions may be taken.
- 8.01-420.7 Attorney-client privilege and work product protection; limitations on waiver.
- 8.01-420.8 Protection of confidential information in court files.
- 8.01-420.9 Subpoena duces tecum; financial records of nonparty.
Chapter 15. Payment and Setoff
3 sections
Chapter 16. Compromises
4 sections
- 8.01-424 Approval of compromises on behalf of persons under a disability in suits or actions to which they are parties.
- 8.01-424.1 Settlement of third-party action; deemed consent by employer.
- 8.01-425 How fiduciaries may compromise liabilities due to or from them.
- 8.01-425.1 Release of liability; right of rescission.
Chapter 17. Judgments and Decrees Generally
43 of 44 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. In General
- 8.01-426 "Judgment" includes decree.
- 8.01-427 Persons entitled under decree deemed judgment creditors; execution on decree.
- 8.01-427.1 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-428 Setting aside default judgments; clerical mistakes; independent actions to relieve party from judgment or proceedings; grounds and time limitations.
- 8.01-429 Action of appellate court when there might be redress under § 8.01-428.
- 8.01-430 When final judgment to be entered after verdict set aside.
Article 2. Judgments by Confession
- 8.01-431 Judgment or decree by confession in pending suit.
- 8.01-432 Confession of judgment irrespective of suit pending.
- 8.01-433 Setting aside judgments confessed under § 8.01-432.
- 8.01-433.1 Notice of confession of judgment provision.
- 8.01-434 Lien of such judgments.
- 8.01-435 Who may confess judgment.
- 8.01-436 Form of confession of judgment.
- 8.01-437 Endorsement of clerk thereon.
- 8.01-438 When judgment confessed by attorney-in-fact copy to be served on judgment debtor.
- 8.01-439 Filing of records by clerk.
- 8.01-440 Docketing and execution.
- 8.01-441 When judgment confessed by virtue of power of attorney invalid.
Article 3. When There Are Several Defendants
Article 4. Distinction Between Term and Vacation Abolished
Article 5. Keeping of Docket Books; Execution Thereon; Disposal of Exhibits
- 8.01-446 Clerks to keep judgment dockets; what judgments to be docketed therein.
- 8.01-446.1 Keeping of docket books by clerk of court using micrographic process; form.
- 8.01-447 Docketing of judgments and decrees of United States courts.
- 8.01-448 Attorney General, etc., to have judgments in favor of Commonwealth docketed.
- 8.01-449 How judgments are docketed.
- 8.01-450 How indexed.
- 8.01-451 Judgments to be docketed and indexed in new names of judgment debtors; how execution may thereafter issue.
- 8.01-452 Entry of assignment of judgment on judgment lien docket.
- 8.01-452.1 Disposal of exhibits in civil cases.
Article 6. Satisfaction
- 8.01-453 When and how payment or discharge entered on judgment docket.
- 8.01-454 Judgment, when satisfied, to be so noted by creditor.
- 8.01-455 Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered.
- 8.01-456 Satisfaction of judgment when judgment creditor cannot be located.
- 8.01-457 Marking satisfied judgments for Commonwealth; payment by third parties releasing recognizances.
Article 7. Lien and Enforcement Thereof
- 8.01-458 From what time judgment to be a lien on real estate; docketing revived judgment.
- 8.01-459 Priority of judgments.
- 8.01-460 Decree for support and maintenance of spouse or infant children of parties as lien on real estate.
- 8.01-461 Abstracts of judgments.
- 8.01-462 Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale.
- 8.01-463 Enforcement of lien when judgment does not exceed $25,000.
- 8.01-464 Order of liability between alienees of different parts of estate.
- 8.01-465 Chapter embraces recognizances and bonds having force of judgment.
Chapter 17.1. Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
5 sections
Chapter 17.2. Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act
11 of 12 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
- 8.01-465.6 §§ 8.01-465.6 through 8.01-465.13. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-465.13:1 Definitions.
- 8.01-465.13:10 Saving clause.
- 8.01-465.13:11 Effective date.
- 8.01-465.13:2 Applicability.
- 8.01-465.13:3 Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
- 8.01-465.13:4 Personal jurisdiction.
- 8.01-465.13:5 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
- 8.01-465.13:6 Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.
- 8.01-465.13:7 Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment.
- 8.01-465.13:8 Statute of limitations.
- 8.01-465.13:9 Uniformity of interpretation.
Chapter 17.3. Uniform Foreign-money Claims Act
12 sections
- 8.01-465.14 Definitions.
- 8.01-465.15 Scope.
- 8.01-465.16 Variation by agreement.
- 8.01-465.17 Determining money of the claim.
- 8.01-465.18 Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims.
- 8.01-465.19 Asserting and defending foreign-money claim.
- 8.01-465.20 Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment.
- 8.01-465.21 Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.
- 8.01-465.22 Prejudgment and judgment interest.
- 8.01-465.23 Enforcement of foreign judgments.
- 8.01-465.24 Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes.
- 8.01-465.25 Effect of substitution of currency by issuing authority.
Chapter 17.4. Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act
9 sections
- 8.01-465.26 (Effective July 1, 2027) Definitions.
- 8.01-465.27 (Effective July 1, 2027) Scope.
- 8.01-465.28 (Effective July 1, 2027) Complaint requirements.
- 8.01-465.29 (Effective July 1, 2027) Consumer notice.
- 8.01-465.30 (Effective July 1, 2027) Waiver void.
- 8.01-465.31 (Effective July 1, 2027) Relation to other law.
- 8.01-465.32 (Effective July 1, 2027) Uniformity of application and construction.
- 8.01-465.33 (Effective July 1, 2027) Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- 8.01-465.34 (Effective July 1, 2027) Severability.
Chapter 18. Executions and Other Means of Recovery
70 of 72 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Issue and Form; Motion to Quash
- 8.01-466 Clerk to issue fieri facias on judgment for money.
- 8.01-467 What writs may not issue.
- 8.01-468 Executions against corporations.
- 8.01-469 Executions on joint judgments.
- 8.01-470 Writs on judgments for specific property.
- 8.01-471 Time period for issuing writs of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer; when returnable.
- 8.01-472 Writs on judgments for personal property.
- 8.01-473 Judgment for benefit of other person than plaintiff; remedies of such person.
- 8.01-474 What writ of fieri facias to command.
- 8.01-475 Subsequent executions.
- 8.01-476 New execution after loss of property sold under indemnifying bond.
- 8.01-477 When executions may be quashed; how proceedings thereon stayed.
- 8.01-477.1 Claims of exemption from execution.
Article 2. Lien in General
Article 3. Return and Venditioni Exponas
Article 4. Enforcement Generally
- 8.01-487 Officer to endorse on fieri facias time of receiving it.
- 8.01-487.1 Officer to leave copy of writ where levy made.
- 8.01-488 When several writs of fieri facias, how satisfied.
- 8.01-489 Growing crops, not severed, not liable to distress or levy.
- 8.01-490 No unreasonable distress or levy; sustenance provided for livestock; removal of property.
- 8.01-491 Officer may break open dwelling house and levy on property in personal possession of debtor.
- 8.01-492 Sale of property.
- 8.01-493 Adjournment of sale.
- 8.01-494 Resale of property if purchaser fails to comply; remedy against such purchaser.
- 8.01-495 When money received by officer under execution to be repaid to debtor.
- 8.01-496 Officer not required to go out of his jurisdiction to pay over money.
- 8.01-497 Suit by officer to recover estate on which fieri facias is lien.
- 8.01-498 Selling officers and employees not to bid or to purchase.
- 8.01-499 Officer receiving money to make return thereof and pay net proceeds; commission, etc.
- 8.01-500 Officer receiving money to notify person entitled to receive it.
Article 5. Lien on Property Not Capable of Being Levied On
- 8.01-501 Lien of fieri facias on estate of debtor not capable of being levied on.
- 8.01-502 Person paying debtor not affected by lien unless notice given.
- 8.01-502.1 Serving notice of lien on financial institution.
- 8.01-503 Withholding of wages or salary not required by preceding sections unless garnishment process served.
- 8.01-504 Penalty for service of notice of lien when no judgment exists.
- 8.01-505 When lien acquired on intangibles under § 8.01-501 ceases.
Article 6. Interrogatories
- 8.01-506 Proceedings by interrogatories to ascertain estate of debtor; summons; proviso; objections by judgment debtor.
- 8.01-506.1 Production of book accounts or other writing compelled.
- 8.01-506.2 Proceedings in court of county or city where execution debtor resides.
- 8.01-507 Conveyance or delivery of property disclosed by interrogatories.
- 8.01-507.1 Interrogatories, answers, etc., to be returned to court.
- 8.01-508 How debtor may be arrested and held to answer.
- 8.01-509 Order for sale and application of debtor's estate.
- 8.01-510 Sale, collection and disposition of debtor's estate by officer.
Article 7. Garnishment
- 8.01-511 Institution of garnishment proceedings; penalty.
- 8.01-511.1 Garnishee inability to determine whether it holds property of judgment debtor.
- 8.01-512 §§ 8.01-512, 8.01-512.1. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-512.2 Fee for garnishee-employers.
- 8.01-512.3 (Effective until July 1, 2027) Form of garnishment summons.
- 8.01-512.4 Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien.
- 8.01-512.5 Hearing on claim of exemption from garnishment.
- 8.01-513 Service upon corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or financial institution.
- 8.01-514 When garnishment summons returnable.
- 8.01-515 How garnishee examined; determining exemption from employee's withholding certificate; amount due pursuant to exemptions in subsection A of § 34-29.
- 8.01-516 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-516.1 Garnishment dispositions.
- 8.01-517 Exemption of portion of wages; payment of excess into court.
- 8.01-518 When garnishee is personal representative of decedent.
- 8.01-519 Proceedings where garnishee fails to appear or answer, or to disclose his liability.
- 8.01-520 Payment, etc., by garnishee before return of summons.
- 8.01-521 Judgments as to costs.
- 8.01-522 Wages and salaries of State employees.
- 8.01-523 Service upon federal government.
- 8.01-524 Wages and salaries of city, town and county officials, clerks and employees.
- 8.01-525 Who are officers and employees of cities, towns and counties.
Chapter 18.1. Assignments for Benefit of Creditors
12 sections
Article 1. Assignment of Property
Article 2. Assignment of Salary, Wages, or Income
- 8.01-525.6 Petition for assignment of salary, wages, or income for the benefit of creditors.
- 8.01-525.7 Trustee; rights and duties; compensation.
- 8.01-525.8 Resignation of trustee.
- 8.01-525.9 Debts; order of payment.
- 8.01-525.10 Exemption from garnishment, levy, or distress.
- 8.01-525.11 Termination of assignment by court.
- 8.01-525.12 Clerk to preserve assignment; fees.
Chapter 19. Forthcoming Bonds
7 sections
- 8.01-526 When forthcoming bond taken; property remains in debtor's possession.
- 8.01-527 If bond forfeited, where returned; its effect; clerk to endorse time of return.
- 8.01-528 Liability of obligors; how recovery on bond is had.
- 8.01-529 When bond returned, how endorsed and recorded by clerk; lien.
- 8.01-530 Remedy of creditor if bond quashed.
- 8.01-531 In what cases forthcoming bond not to be taken.
- 8.01-532 How bond withdrawn from clerk's office.
Chapter 20. Attachments and Bail in Civil Cases
46 of 47 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Attachments Generally
- 8.01-533 Who may sue out attachment.
- 8.01-534 Grounds of action for pretrial levy or seizure of attachment.
- 8.01-535 Jurisdiction of attachments; trial or hearing of issues.
- 8.01-536 Pleadings in attachment.
- 8.01-537 Petition for attachment; costs, fees and taxes.
- 8.01-537.1 Plaintiff to file bond.
- 8.01-538 Attachment of ships, boats and other vessels of more than twenty tons.
- 8.01-539 Who made defendants.
- 8.01-540 Issuance of attachment; against what attachment to issue.
- 8.01-541 To whom attachments directed; when and where returned.
- 8.01-542 Issue and execution of attachment on any day.
- 8.01-543 Issue of other attachments on original petition.
- 8.01-544 When attachment not served other attachments may issue; order of publication.
- 8.01-545 Amendments; formal defects.
Article 2. Summons; Levy; Lien; Bonds, Etc
- 8.01-546 What attachment to command; summons.
- 8.01-546.1 Exemption claims form.
- 8.01-546.2 Hearing on claim of exemption from levy or seizure.
- 8.01-547 Attachment against remainders.
- 8.01-548 Who may levy attachment and on what.
- 8.01-549 Restraining order or receiver.
- 8.01-550 How attachment levied.
- 8.01-551 When officer to take possession of property.
- 8.01-552 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-553 Bonds for retention of property or release of attachment; revising bonds mentioned in this and § 8.01-551.
- 8.01-554 Where bond returned and filed; exceptions to bond.
- 8.01-555 When appeal bond given property to be delivered to owner.
- 8.01-556 Bonds may be given by any person.
- 8.01-557 Lien of attachment; priority of holder in due course.
- 8.01-558 Attachment lien on effects already in hands of officer.
- 8.01-559 Return by officer.
Article 3. Subsequent Proceedings Generally
- 8.01-560 How interest and profits of property applied in certain cases.
- 8.01-561 How property to be kept; how sold, when expensive to keep or perishable.
- 8.01-562 Examination on oath of codefendant; order and bond.
- 8.01-563 Principal defendant may claim exemption.
- 8.01-564 Procedure when codefendant fails to appear.
- 8.01-565 Suggestion that codefendant has not made full disclosure.
- 8.01-566 Who may make defense to attachment.
- 8.01-567 What defense may be made to attachments.
- 8.01-568 Quashing attachment or rendering judgment for defendant.
- 8.01-569 When petition dismissed; when retained and cause tried.
- 8.01-570 Judgment, etc., of court when claim of plaintiff established.
- 8.01-571 When defendant not served fails to appear plaintiff required to give bond.
- 8.01-572 Sale of real estate attached.
- 8.01-573 How and when claims of other persons to property tried.
- 8.01-574 Attachments in connection with pending suits or actions.
- 8.01-575 Rehearing permitted when judgment rendered on publication.
- 8.01-576 Order of court on rehearing or new trial; restitution to defendant.
Chapter 20.1. Summary Jury Trial
3 sections
Chapter 20.2. Court-referred Dispute Resolution Proceedings
9 sections
- 8.01-576.4 Scope and definitions.
- 8.01-576.5 Referral of disputes to dispute resolution proceedings.
- 8.01-576.6 Notice and opportunity to object.
- 8.01-576.7 Costs.
- 8.01-576.8 Qualifications of neutrals; referral.
- 8.01-576.9 Standards and duties of neutrals; confidentiality; liability.
- 8.01-576.10 Confidentiality of dispute resolution proceeding.
- 8.01-576.11 Effect of written settlement agreement.
- 8.01-576.12 Vacating orders and agreements.
Chapter 21. Arbitration and Award
23 of 24 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. General Provisions
- 8.01-577 Submission of controversy; agreement to arbitrate; condition precedent to action.
- 8.01-578 §§ 8.01-578 through 8.01-580. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-581 Fiduciary may submit to arbitration.
Article 2. Uniform Arbitration Act
- 8.01-581.010 Vacating an award.
- 8.01-581.01 Validity of arbitration agreement.
- 8.01-581.011 Modification or correction of award.
- 8.01-581.012 Judgment or decree on award.
- 8.01-581.013 Applications to court.
- 8.01-581.014 Court; jurisdiction.
- 8.01-581.015 Venue.
- 8.01-581.016 Appeals.
- 8.01-581.02 Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.
- 8.01-581.03 Appointment of arbitrators by court; powers of arbitrators.
- 8.01-581.04 Hearing.
- 8.01-581.05 Representation by attorney.
- 8.01-581.06 Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.
- 8.01-581.07 Award; fees and expenses to be fixed.
- 8.01-581.08 Change of award by arbitrators.
- 8.01-581.09 Confirmation of an award.
Chapter 21.1. Medical Malpractice
29 of 32 sections active (3 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Medical Malpractice Review Panels; Arbitration of Malpractice Claims
- 8.01-581.1 Definitions.
- 8.01-581.2 Request for review by medical malpractice review panel; rescission of request; determination on request.
- 8.01-581.2:1 Additional parties.
- 8.01-581.3 Composition, selection, etc., of panel.
- 8.01-581.3:1 Completion of discovery; hearing date; notification to parties and panel members; oath of panel members.
- 8.01-581.4 Submission of evidence to panel; depositions and discovery; duties of chairman; access to material.
- 8.01-581.4:1 Assembly of record.
- 8.01-581.4:2 Removal of record for inspection and copying; notice.
- 8.01-581.5 When hearing to be held; notice to parties.
- 8.01-581.6 Conduct of proceedings.
- 8.01-581.7 Opinion of panel.
- 8.01-581.7:1 Limitation on panel opinion.
- 8.01-581.8 Admissibility of opinion as evidence; appearance of panel members as witnesses; immunity from civil liability.
- 8.01-581.9 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-581.10 Per diem and expenses of panel.
- 8.01-581.11 Rules and regulations.
- 8.01-581.11:1 Objections not waived by participation.
- 8.01-581.12 Arbitration of medical malpractice claims.
- 8.01-581.12:1 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-581.12:2 Article not applicable to actions arising prior to July 1, 1976.
Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions
- 8.01-581.13 Civil immunity for certain health professionals and health profession students serving as members of certain entities.
- 8.01-581.14 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-581.15 Limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
- 8.01-581.15:1 Medical malpractice information disclosures.
- 8.01-581.16 Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards or committees.
- 8.01-581.17 Privileged communications of certain committees and entities.
- 8.01-581.18 Delivery of results of laboratory tests and other examinations not authorized by physician.
- 8.01-581.18:1 Immunity of physicians for laboratory results and examinations.
- 8.01-581.19 Civil immunity for physicians, psychologists, podiatrists, optometrists, veterinarians, nursing home administrators, and certified emergency medical services providers while members of certain committees.
- 8.01-581.19:1 Civil immunity for persons providing information to certain committees.
- 8.01-581.20 Standard of care in proceeding before medical malpractice review panel; expert testimony; determination of standard in action for damages.
- 8.01-581.20:1 Admissibility of expressions of sympathy.
Chapter 21.2. Mediation
6 sections
Chapter 22. Receivers, General and Special
25 of 27 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. General Receivers
- 8.01-582 Appointment of general receivers; their duties; audit of funds.
- 8.01-583 How securities taken and kept; power of receivers over same.
- 8.01-584 How dividends and interest collected and invested.
- 8.01-585 How accounts kept by receivers.
- 8.01-586 Inquiry as to unknown owners of funds.
- 8.01-587 Liability of general receivers.
- 8.01-588 Bonds generally.
- 8.01-588.1 Bonds apportioned to funds under control; annual reports.
- 8.01-589 Compensation and fees; when none allowed.
- 8.01-590 Penalty for failure of duty.
Article 2. Special Receivers
- 8.01-591 Notice required prior to appointment of receiver.
- 8.01-592 Notice not required in emergencies.
- 8.01-593 Subsequent proceedings after emergency appointment.
- 8.01-594 Notice not required to parties served with process.
- 8.01-595 Preparation of list of creditors; notice to them.
- 8.01-596 No sale prior to such notification; exceptions.
- 8.01-597 Suits against receivers in certain cases.
- 8.01-598 Effect of judgment against receiver.
- 8.01-599 Warrant or motion for judgment against receiver in general district court, when to be tried.
Article 3. General Provisions for Moneys under Control of Court
- 8.01-600 How money under control of court deposited; record kept; liability of clerk.
- 8.01-600.1 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-601 Deposit with general receiver of certain funds under supervision of fiduciary and belonging to person under disability.
- 8.01-602 Proceedings when owner of money under control of court unknown.
- 8.01-603 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-604 How State Treasurer to keep account of such money.
- 8.01-605 How person entitled to money paid into state treasury may recover it.
- 8.01-606 Payment of small amounts to certain persons through court without intervention of fiduciary; authority of commissioners of accounts; certain fiduciaries exempt from accountings.
Chapter 23. Commissioners in Chancery
15 sections
- 8.01-607 Appointment and removal.
- 8.01-608 How accounts referred.
- 8.01-609 Duties; procedure generally.
- 8.01-609.1 Commissioners in chancery.
- 8.01-610 Weight to be given commissioner's report.
- 8.01-611 Notice of time and place of taking account.
- 8.01-612 Commissioner may summons witnesses.
- 8.01-613 Commissioner may ask instructions of court.
- 8.01-614 His power to adjourn his proceedings.
- 8.01-615 When cause heard on report; time for filing exceptions.
- 8.01-616 Delivery of original papers of suit by clerk to commissioner.
- 8.01-617 Settlement of accounts of special receivers and special commissioners.
- 8.01-618 Reports of such settlements; when new bond required.
- 8.01-618.1 Fees of special receivers and commissioners for reports.
- 8.01-619 Recordation of reports of such settlements.
Chapter 24. Injunctions
17 of 18 sections active (1 repealed/reserved)
- 8.01-620 General jurisdiction of circuit court to award injunctions.
- 8.01-621 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-622 Injunction to protect plaintiff in suit for specific property.
- 8.01-622.1 Injunction against assisted suicide; damages; professional sanctions.
- 8.01-622.2 Injunction against disclosure of criminal investigative file materials under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
- 8.01-623 Injunction against decree subject to bill of review; limitations to bill of review.
- 8.01-624 Duration of temporary injunctions to be fixed therein.
- 8.01-625 Dissolution of injunctions.
- 8.01-626 Review of injunction and certain orders; petitions for review.
- 8.01-627 To what clerk order for injunction directed.
- 8.01-628 Equity of prayer for temporary injunction to be shown by affidavit or otherwise.
- 8.01-629 Notice required.
- 8.01-630 Forthcoming bond in connection with injunction against removal of property.
- 8.01-631 Injunction bond.
- 8.01-631.1 Environmental injunction; financial capacity.
- 8.01-632 How surety in forthcoming bond may obtain additional security.
- 8.01-633 Damages on dissolution.
- 8.01-634 Dismissal of injunction bill.
Chapter 25. Extraordinary Writs
32 of 36 sections active (4 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Writ of Quo Warranto
- 8.01-635 Common-law writ of quo warranto and information in the nature of writ of quo warranto abolished; statutory writ of quo warranto established.
- 8.01-636 In what cases writ issued.
- 8.01-637 By whom filed; when leave granted and writ issued.
- 8.01-638 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-639 How summons directed and served.
- 8.01-640 Judgment when defendant fails to appear.
- 8.01-641 Reopening same when made on service by publication.
- 8.01-642 Pleading when defendant appears.
- 8.01-643 Trial; verdict; judgment; costs; attorney's fee.
Article 2. Mandamus and Prohibition
- 8.01-644 Application for mandamus or prohibition.
- 8.01-644.1 Limitations of actions for petition for mandamus.
- 8.01-645 What petition to state; where presented.
- 8.01-646 When writ awarded if no defense made.
- 8.01-647 Defense; how made.
- 8.01-648 What judgment to be rendered.
- 8.01-649 Proceedings when application is to Supreme Court or Court of Appeals.
- 8.01-650 Suspension of proceedings, where prohibition applied for.
- 8.01-651 Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals.
- 8.01-652 Service of writ; how obedience enforced.
- 8.01-653 Mandamus to secure construction of act directing payment out of treasury of the Commonwealth.
- 8.01-653.1 Mandamus to secure construction of act granting power to incur certain obligations for transportation needs.
Article 3. Habeas Corpus
- 8.01-654 When and where petition filed; what petition to contain.
- 8.01-654.1 §§ 8.01-654.1 , 8.01-654.2. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-655 Form and contents of petition filed by prisoner.
- 8.01-656 §§ 8.01-656 , 8.01-657. [Repealed.] Repealed
- 8.01-658 When and from whom response required; dismissal of habeas petition without prejudice.
- 8.01-659 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-660 When affidavits may be read.
- 8.01-661 Facts proved may be made part of record.
- 8.01-662 Judgment of court or judge trying it; payment of costs and expenses when petition denied.
- 8.01-663 Judgment conclusive.
- 8.01-664 How and when Supreme Court summoned to try appeal therefrom.
- 8.01-665 When execution of judgment suspended; when prisoner admitted to bail.
- 8.01-666 When and by whom writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum granted.
- 8.01-667 Transmission of records to federal court.
- 8.01-668 Writ de homine abolished.
Chapter 26. Appeals to the Supreme Court
9 of 12 sections active (3 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Definitions
Article 2. When Granted
- 8.01-670 In what cases awarded.
- 8.01-670.1 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-670.2 Appeal of interlocutory orders and decrees; immunity.
- 8.01-670.3 Review of order closing a proceeding or sealing a record.
- 8.01-671 Time within which petition must be presented.
- 8.01-672 Repealed. Repealed
Article 3. The Record
Article 4. The Petition
Chapter 26.1. Appeals to the Court of Appeals
4 sections
Chapter 26.2. Appeals Generally
13 of 15 sections active (2 repealed/reserved)
Article 1. Appeal Bond
- 8.01-676 Repealed. Repealed
- 8.01-676.1 Security for appeal.
Article 2. Errors Insufficient in the Appellate Court
Article 3. Limitations; Hearing and Decision
- 8.01-679 Failure of trial court clerk to deliver record to appellate court.
- 8.01-679.1 Arguments made on brief not waived by oral argument.
- 8.01-680 When judgment of trial court not to be set aside unless plainly wrong, etc.
- 8.01-681 Decision of appellate court.
- 8.01-682 What damages awarded appellee.
- 8.01-683 When Clerk of Supreme Court to transmit its decisions.
- 8.01-684 Copies of Court's opinions to be furnished to counsel.
- 8.01-685 Entry of decision in lower court; issue of execution thereon.
- 8.01-686 §§ 8.01-686, 8.01-687. [Repealed.] Repealed
Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 27. Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act
9 sections
- 8.01-689 Short title.
- 8.01-690 Applicability provisions.
- 8.01-691 Payment of filing fees and costs by prisoners; when in forma pauperis status granted.
- 8.01-692 When in forma pauperis status denied.
- 8.01-693 Venue of prisoner actions.
- 8.01-694 Service of process; time for response.
- 8.01-695 When argument held; when discovery permitted.
- 8.01-696 Summary judgment; pro se prisoner civil action.
- 8.01-697 Access to Department of Corrections records.
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Current through the 2026 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly ·
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