§ 17.1-520 What tried at a special term
At any such special term:
1. Any civil case may be tried which could lawfully have been but was not tried at the last preceding term that was or should have been held;
2. Any motion cognizable by such court may be heard and determined, whether it was pending at the preceding term or not;
3. Any criminal case may be tried at such special term as if it were a regular term, although at the preceding regular term the same may not have been pending in the court or may have been continued; and
4. Any cause or matter of controversy, then ready for hearing or which may be made ready by consent of parties, may, with the consent of the parties to such cause or controversy, be heard and determined, although it could not lawfully have been heard at the preceding term that was or should have been held.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 872; in 2005, chapter 681.
Code 1919, § 5896, § 17-131; 1998, c. 872; 2005, c. 681.