Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 8 - Process

§ 8.01-285. Definition of certain terms for purposes of this chapter; process, return, statutory agent - For the purposes of this chapter: 1. The term "process"...

§ 8.01-286. Forms of writs - Subject to the provisions of § 8.01-3, the Supreme Court...

§ 8.01-286.1. Service of process; waiver, duty to save costs, request to waive, how served - A. In an action pending in general district court or...

§ 8.01-287. How process to be served - Upon commencement of an action, process shall be served in...

§ 8.01-288. Process received in time good though neither served nor accepted - Except for process commencing actions for divorce or annulment of...

§ 8.01-289. No service of process on Sunday; exceptions - No civil process shall be served on Sunday, except in...

§ 8.01-290. Plaintiffs required to furnish full name and last known address of defendants, etc. - Upon the commencement of every action, the plaintiff shall furnish...

§ 8.01-291. Copies to be made - The clerk issuing any such process unless otherwise directed shall...

§ 8.01-292. To whom process directed and where executed - Process from any court, whether original, mesne, or final, may...

§ 8.01-293. Authorization to serve process, capias or show cause order; execute writ of possession or eviction and levy upon property - A. The following persons are authorized to serve process: 1....

§ 8.01-294. Sheriff to get from clerk's office process and other papers; return of papers; effect of late return - Every sheriff who attends a court shall, every day when...

§ 8.01-295. Territorial limits within which sheriff may serve process in his official capacity; process appearing to be duly served - The sheriff may execute such process throughout the political subdivision...

§ 8.01-296. Manner of serving process upon natural persons - Subject to the provisions of § 8.01-286.1, in any action...

§ 8.01-297. Process on convict defendant - In all actions against one who has been convicted of...

§ 8.01-298. How summons for witness or juror served - In addition to the manner of service on natural persons...

§ 8.01-299. How process served on domestic corporations and limited liability companies generally - Except as prescribed in § 8.01-300 as to municipal and...

§ 8.01-300. How process served on municipal and county governments and on quasi-governmental entities - Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8.01-299 for service of process...

§ 8.01-301. How process served on foreign corporations generally - Subject to § 8.01-286.1, service of process on a foreign...

§ 8.01-302. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2002, c. 702.

§ 8.01-303. On whom process served when corporation operated by trustee or receiver - Subject to § 8.01-286.1, when any corporation is operated by...

§ 8.01-304. How process served on copartner or partnership - Subject to § 8.01-286.1, process against a copartner or partnership...

§ 8.01-305. Process against unincorporated associations or orders, or unincorporated common carriers - Subject to § 8.01-286.1, process against an unincorporated (i) association,...

§ 8.01-306. Process against unincorporated associations or orders, or unincorporated common carriers; principal office outside Virginia and business transactions in Virginia - Subject to § 8.01-286.1, if an unincorporated (i) association, (ii)...

§ 8.01-307. Definition of terms "motor vehicle" and "nonresident" in motor vehicle and aircraft accident cases - For the purpose of §§ 8.01-308 through 8.01-313: 1. The...

§ 8.01-308. Service on Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles as agent for nonresident motor vehicle operator - Any operation in the Commonwealth of a motor vehicle by...

§ 8.01-309. Service on Secretary of Commonwealth as agent of nonresident operator or owner of aircraft - Any nonresident owner or operator of any aircraft that is...

§ 8.01-310. How service made on Commissioner and Secretary; appointment binding - A. Service of process on either the Commissioner of the...

§ 8.01-311. Continuance of action where service made on Commissioner or Secretary - The court, in which an action is pending against a...

§ 8.01-312. Effect of service on statutory agent; duties of such agent - A. Service of process on the statutory agent shall have...

§ 8.01-313. Specific addresses for mailing by statutory agent - A. For the statutory agent appointed pursuant to §§ 8.01-308...

§ 8.01-314. Service on attorney after entry of general appearance by such attorney - When an attorney authorized to practice law in this Commonwealth...

§ 8.01-315. Notice to be mailed defendant when service accepted by another - No judgment shall be rendered upon, or by virtue of,...

§ 8.01-316. Service by publication; when available - A. Except in condemnation actions, an order of publication may...

§ 8.01-317. What order of publication to state; how published; when publication in newspaper dispensed with; electronic notice - Except in condemnation actions, every order of publication shall give...

§ 8.01-318. Within what time after publication case tried or heard; no subsequent publication required - If after an order of publication has been executed, the...

§ 8.01-319. Publication of interim notice - A. In any case in which a nonresident party or...

§ 8.01-320. Personal service outside of Virginia - A. Subject to § 8.01-286.1, service of a process on...

§ 8.01-321. Orders of publication in proceedings to enforce liens for taxes assessed upon real estate - Whenever an order of publication is entered in any proceeding...

§ 8.01-322. Within what time case reheard on petition of party served by publication, and any injustice corrected - If a party against whom service by publication is had...

§ 8.01-323. In what counties city newspapers deemed published for purpose of legal advertisements - Any newspaper published in a city adjoining or wholly or...

§ 8.01-324. Newspapers that may be used for legal notices and publications - A. As used in this section and throughout the Code,...

§ 8.01-325. Return by person serving process - A. Unless otherwise directed by the court, the person serving...

§ 8.01-326. Return as proof of service - No return shall be conclusive proof as to service of...

§ 8.01-326.1. Service of process or notice on statutory agent; copy to be sent to defendant and certificate filed with court; effective date of service - Any statutory agent who has been served with process or...

§ 8.01-327. Acceptance of service of process - Service of process may be accepted by the person for...

§ 8.01-327.1. Definition of "arrest under civil process." - The terms "arrest under civil process" and "civil arrest" shall...

§ 8.01-327.2. Who are privileged from arrest under civil process - In addition to the exemptions made by §§ 30-4, 30-6,...