Virginia Chapter 25 - Extraordinary Writs
- 8.01-635 - Common-law writ of quo warranto and information in the nature of writ of quo warranto abolished; st...
- 8.01-636 - In what cases writ issued
- 8.01-637 - By whom filed; when leave granted and writ issued
- 8.01-638 - Description unavailable
- 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
- 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 Commonwealt...
- 8.01-653.1 - Mandamus to secure construction of act granting power to incur certain obligations for transportati...
- 8.01-654 - When and by whom writ granted; what petition to contain
- 8.01-654.1 - Limitation on consideration of petition filed by prisoner sentenced to death
- 8.01-654.2 - Presentation of claim of mental retardation by person sentenced to death before April 29, 200...
- 8.01-655 - Form and contents of petition filed by prisoner
- 8.01-656 - Bond may be required of petitioner
- 8.01-657 - How directed and returnable
- 8.01-658 - How writ served
- 8.01-659 - Penalty for disobeying it
- 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