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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 413 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 701; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65497,"section_number":"19.2-407","catch_line":"Review by the Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-407\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59397,"identifier":"17.1-409","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-409","url":"\/17.1-409\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-409\/","token":"17.1\/4\/17.1-409","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification to the Supreme Court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-409","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In any case in which an appeal<\/span> has been taken to or filed with the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, the Supreme Court<\/span> in its discretion, on motion<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, or on its own motion<\/span>, may certify the case for review by the Supreme Court<\/span> before it has been determined by the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>. The effect of such certification shall be to transfer jurisdiction<\/span> over the case to the Supreme Court<\/span> for all purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such certification may be made only when, in its discretion, the Supreme Court<\/span> determines that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The case is of such imperative public importance as to justify the deviation from normal appellate<\/span> practice and to require prompt decision in the Supreme Court<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The docket<\/span> or the status of the work of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> is such that the sound or expeditious administration of justice requires that jurisdiction<\/span> over the case be transferred to the Supreme Court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION TO THE SUPREME COURT (\u00a7 17.1-409)\n\nA. In any case in which an appeal has been taken to or filed with the Court of\nAppeals, the Supreme Court in its discretion, on motion of the Court of Appeals,\nor on its own motion, may certify the case for review by the Supreme Court\nbefore it has been determined by the Court of Appeals. The effect of such\ncertification shall be to transfer jurisdiction over the case to the Supreme\nCourt for all purposes.\n\nB. Such certification may be made only when, in its discretion, the Supreme\nCourt determines that:\n\n 1. The case is of such imperative public importance as to justify the\n deviation from normal appellate practice and to require prompt decision in the\n Supreme Court; or\n\n 2. The docket or the status of the work of the Court of Appeals is such that\n the sound or expeditious administration of justice requires that jurisdiction\n over the case be transferred to the Supreme Court.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 413, \u00a7 17-116.06; 1984, c. 701; 1998, c. 872.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}