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Code of Virginia
Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 26. Appeals to the Supreme Court
7/1/2026

§ 8.01-670.3. Review of order closing a proceeding or sealing a record.

When a circuit court (i) grants or denies a motion to close any proceeding not otherwise authorized to be closed, (ii) issues sua sponte an order closing any proceeding not otherwise authorized to be closed, or (iii) affirms or reverses an order of any general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court closing any proceeding not otherwise authorized to be closed, any such order is eligible for immediate appellate review. Any person aggrieved by any such order may, within 15 days of the entry of such an order, file a petition for review with the Supreme Court in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 8.01-626.

2026, c. 366.

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