§ 8.01-327.1 Definition of “arrest under civil process.”
The terms “arrest under civil process” and “civil arrest” shall be synonymous and shall be the apprehending and detaining of a person pursuant to specific provisions of this title to achieve the following:
1. A full and proper answer or response to interrogatories under § 8.01-506;
2. His obedience to the orders, judgments, and decrees of any court.
History
This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 617 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1977 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1984, chapter 93.
1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 93.