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Code of Virginia
Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure
8/8/2026

Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure (2026 Updates)

  • Chapter 3. Actions
    • Article 3. Injury to Person or Property
    § 8.01-40
    Unauthorized use of name or picture of any person; punitive damages; statute of limitations
    § 8.01-44.5:1
    Punitive damages; hit and run drivers
    • Article 5. Death by Wrongful Act
    § 8.01-55
    Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act
    • Article 7. Motor Vehicle Accidents
    § 8.01-66.1:1
    Subrogation claims by underinsured motorist benefits insurer
    • Article 7.1. Lien for Hospital, Medical and Nursing Services
    § 8.01-66.9
    Lien in favor of Commonwealth, its programs, institutions, or departments on claim for personal injuries
    • Article 13. Unlawful Entry and Detainer
    § 8.01-126
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Summons for unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of a general district court
    § 8.01-126
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Summons for unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of a general district court
    § 8.01-128
    Verdict and judgment; damages
    § 8.01-129
    Appeal from judgment of general district court
    • Article 19.1. Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
    § 8.01-216.3
    (Effective November 1, 2026) False claims; civil penalty
  • Chapter 4. Limitations of Actions
    • Article 3. Personal Actions Generally
    § 8.01-249
    When cause of action shall be deemed to accrue in certain personal actions
    • Article 4. Limitations on Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
    § 8.01-251
    Limitations on enforcement of judgments
  • Chapter 7. Civil Actions; Commencement, Pleadings, and Motions
    • Article 2. Pleadings Generally
    § 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
  • Chapter 8. Process
    • Article 4. Who to Be Served
    § 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
  • Chapter 11. Juries
    • 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)
    § 8.01-338
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3)
    § 8.01-341
    Who are exempt from jury service
    § 8.01-341.1
    Exemptions from jury service upon request
  • Chapter 14. Evidence
    • Article 6.2. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
    § 8.01-412.10
    Issuance of subpoena
  • Chapter 18. Executions and Other Means of Recovery
    • 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
    § 8.01-512.3
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Form of garnishment summons
    § 8.01-512.3
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Form of garnishment summons
    § 8.01-512.4
    Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien
    § 8.01-515
    How garnishee examined; determining exemption from employee's withholding certificate; amount due pursuant to exemptions in subsection a of § 34-29
  • Chapter 21.1. Medical Malpractice
    • Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions
    § 8.01-581.15:1
    Medical malpractice information disclosures
  • Chapter 24. Injunctions
    § 8.01-626
    Review of injunction and certain orders; petitions for review
  • Chapter 26. Appeals to the Supreme Court
    • Article 2. When Granted
    § 8.01-670.3
    Review of order closing a proceeding or sealing a record
  • Chapter 26.2. Appeals Generally
    • Article 1. Appeal Bond
    § 8.01-676.1
    Security for appeal