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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 25 - Extraordinary Writs
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 Repealed
- § 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 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 intellectual disability by person sentenced to death before April 29, 2003
- § 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; dismissal of habeas petition without prejudice
- § 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
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