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Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice and an opportunity to be heard but may be by publication pursuant to §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317 if other means are not effective.B\n\nProof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this Commonwealth or by the law of the state in which the service is made.C\n\nNotice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207170,"text":"Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this Commonwealth may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this Commonwealth for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is attempted or made. Notice may also be by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known address of the person to be served. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 229 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 1979 \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 1982, chapter 483; in 2001, chapter 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63781,"section_number":"20-146.16","catch_line":"Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-146.16\/"},{"id":86219,"section_number":"20-146.29","catch_line":"Expedited enforcement of child custody; determination","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-146.29\/"},{"id":73118,"section_number":"20-146.31","catch_line":"Hearing and order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-146.31\/"},{"id":84722,"section_number":"20-146.5","catch_line":"Effect of child custody determination","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-146.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66717,"section_number":"8.01-316","catch_line":"Service by publication; when available","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-316\/"},{"id":58190,"section_number":"8.01-317","catch_line":"What order of publication to state; how published; when publication in newspaper dispensed with; electronic notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-317\/"}],"permalink":{"id":179259,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56615,"identifier":"20-146.7","token":"20\/7.1\/1\/20-146.7","url":"\/20-146.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-146.7\/","token":"20\/7.1\/1\/20-146.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice to persons outside state","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-146.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction<\/span> when a person is outside this Commonwealth may be given in a manner prescribed by the law<\/span> of this Commonwealth for service of process<\/span> or by the law<\/span> of the state in which the service is attempted or made. Notice may also be by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known address of the person to be served. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice and an opportunity to be heard but may be by publication pursuant to §§ 8.01-316<\/a> and 8.01-317<\/a> if other means are not effective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Proof of service<\/span> may be made in the manner prescribed by the law<\/span> of this Commonwealth or by the law<\/span> of the state in which the service is made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction<\/span> with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE (\u00a7 20-146.7)\n\nA. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside\nthis Commonwealth may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this\nCommonwealth for service of process or by the law of the state in which the\nservice is attempted or made. Notice may also be by certified or registered\nmail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known address of the\nperson to be served. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to\ngive actual notice and an opportunity to be heard but may be by publication\npursuant to §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317 if other means are not effective.\n\nB. Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this\nCommonwealth or by the law of the state in which the service is made.\n\nC. Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a\nperson who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 229; 1982, c. 483, \u00a7 20-128; 2001, c. 305.","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}}