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And when, in any such case, publication of a copy of the process is required according to such sections, the expense of such publication may be certified by the court to the Comptroller, and shall be paid out of the state treasury; but the same shall be taxed with other costs and collected from the defendant, if judgment be for the Commonwealth, and be paid into the state treasury by the officer collecting the same.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274361,"text":"A summons against a corporation to answer an indictment, presentment or information may be served as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-299 through 8.01-301; and if the defendant after being so served fail to appear, the court may proceed to trial and judgment, without further process, as if the defendant had appeared, plead not guilty and waived trial by jury. And when, in any such case, publication of a copy of the process is required according to such sections, the expense of such publication may be certified by the court to the Comptroller, and shall be paid out of the state treasury; but the same shall be taxed with other costs and collected from the defendant, if judgment be for the Commonwealth, and be paid into the state treasury by the officer collecting the same.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15411,"edition_id":1,"name":"Process","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14119,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:54:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:54:43","permalink":{"id":168945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15411,"identifier":"4","token":"19.2\/14\/4","url":"\/19.2\/14\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14119,"edition_id":1,"name":"Presentments, Indictments and Informations","identifier":"14","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:56","permalink":{"id":168861,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14119,"identifier":"14","token":"19.2\/14","url":"\/19.2\/14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87050,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-232","catch_line":"What process to be awarded against accused on indictment, etc","url":"\/19.2-232\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-232","metadata":false},{"id":64884,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-233","catch_line":"How awarded, directed, returnable and executed","url":"\/19.2-233\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-233","metadata":false},{"id":58683,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-234","catch_line":"Procedure when person arrested under capias","url":"\/19.2-234\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-234","metadata":false},{"id":70853,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-235","catch_line":"Clerks to mail process to officers in other counties, etc","url":"\/19.2-235\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-235","metadata":false},{"id":72296,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-236","catch_line":"Where process of arrest may be executed","url":"\/19.2-236\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-236","metadata":false},{"id":61499,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-237","catch_line":"Process on indictment or presentment for misdemeanor","url":"\/19.2-237\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-237","metadata":false},{"id":76435,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-238","catch_line":"Summons against corporation; proceedings; expense of publication","url":"\/19.2-238\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-238","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61499,"structure_id":15411,"section_number":"19.2-237","catch_line":"Process on indictment or presentment for misdemeanor","url":"\/19.2-237\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-237","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-238\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76632,"section_number":"8.01-299","catch_line":"How process served on domestic stock corporations, nonstock corporations, and limited liability companies generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-299\/"},{"id":80689,"section_number":"8.01-301","catch_line":"How process served on foreign stock or nonstock corporations and foreign limited liability companies generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76435,"identifier":"19.2-238","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-238","url":"\/19.2-238\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-238\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-238","dublin_core":{"Title":"Summons against corporation; proceedings; expense of publication","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-238","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A summons<\/span> against a corporation to answer an indictment<\/span>, presentment<\/span> or information may be served as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-299<\/a> through 8.01-301<\/a>; and if the defendant<\/span> after being so served fail to appear, the court<\/span> may proceed to trial<\/span> and judgment<\/span>, without further process, as if the defendant<\/span> had appeared, plead not guilty and waived trial<\/span> by jury<\/span>. And when, in any such case, publication of a copy of the process is required according to such sections, the expense of such publication may be certified by the court<\/span> to the Comptroller, and shall be paid out of the state treasury; but the same shall be taxed with other costs and collected from the defendant<\/span>, if judgment<\/span> be for the Commonwealth, and be paid into the state treasury by the officer collecting the same.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUMMONS AGAINST CORPORATION; PROCEEDINGS; EXPENSE OF PUBLICATION (\u00a7 19.2-238)\n\nA summons against a corporation to answer an indictment, presentment or\ninformation may be served as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-299 through 8.01-301; and if\nthe defendant after being so served fail to appear, the court may proceed to\ntrial and judgment, without further process, as if the defendant had appeared,\nplead not guilty and waived trial by jury. And when, in any such case,\npublication of a copy of the process is required according to such sections, the\nexpense of such publication may be certified by the court to the Comptroller,\nand shall be paid out of the state treasury; but the same shall be taxed with\nother costs and collected from the defendant, if judgment be for the\nCommonwealth, and be paid into the state treasury by the officer collecting the\nsame.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-186; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","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}}