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Except as otherwise provided in this section, Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act shall govern such appeal.B\n\nUpon filing of its pleadings by the Commission the cause shall be matured for hearing, and upon application of either party, the cause shall be placed at the head of the docket and heard forthwith.C\n\nMere technical irregularities in the procedure of the Commission shall not be the basis of the decision of the court. In an appeal from an order or decision of the Commission, the case shall be heard upon the record certified to the court by the Commission. Additional testimony shall not be taken before the court, except to clarify the record or to introduce evidence as to the effect of the order upon the business of parties to the record below, or of producers standing in the same position as producer parties of record, but the court may, in proper cases, remand the record of the Commission for the taking of such further testimony as was not available upon the hearing appealed from, or such other testimony as the court shall provide may be taken. No part of the record, containing verbal or documentary evidence, shall be disregarded by courts because of technical rules of evidence.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255966,"text":"Any person affected by and claiming the unlawfulness of any regulation of the Commission, or person aggrieved by and claiming the unlawfulness of a case decision or an order of the Commission may appeal to the Circuit Court where the principal office of the Commission is located. Except as otherwise provided in this section, Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act shall govern such appeal.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":255967,"text":"Upon filing of its pleadings by the Commission the cause shall be matured for hearing, and upon application of either party, the cause shall be placed at the head of the docket and heard forthwith.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":255968,"text":"Mere technical irregularities in the procedure of the Commission shall not be the basis of the decision of the court. In an appeal from an order or decision of the Commission, the case shall be heard upon the record certified to the court by the Commission. Additional testimony shall not be taken before the court, except to clarify the record or to introduce evidence as to the effect of the order upon the business of parties to the record below, or of producers standing in the same position as producer parties of record, but the court may, in proper cases, remand the record of the Commission for the taking of such further testimony as was not available upon the hearing appealed from, or such other testimony as the court shall provide may be taken. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1966, chapter 702; in 1996, chapter 573<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69646,"section_number":"2.2-4025","catch_line":"Exemptions operation of this article; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4025\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70976,"identifier":"3.2-3217","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3217","url":"\/3.2-3217\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3217\/","token":"3.2\/III\/32\/3.2-3217","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeals generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3217","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person affected by and claiming the unlawfulness of any regulation of the Commission<\/span>, or person aggrieved by and claiming the unlawfulness of a case decision or an order<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> may appeal<\/span> to the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> where the principal office of the Commission<\/span> is located. Except as otherwise provided in this section, Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act shall govern such appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon filing of its pleadings<\/span> by the Commission<\/span> the cause shall be matured for hearing<\/span>, and upon application of either party<\/span>, the cause shall be placed at the head of the docket<\/span> and heard forthwith. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Mere technical irregularities in the procedure of the Commission<\/span> shall not be the basis of the decision of the court<\/span>. In an appeal<\/span> from an order<\/span> or decision of the Commission<\/span>, the case shall be heard upon the record certified to the court<\/span> by the Commission<\/span>. Additional testimony<\/span> shall not be taken before the court<\/span>, except to clarify the record or to introduce evidence<\/span> as to the effect of the order<\/span> upon the business of parties to the record below, or of producers<\/span> standing in the same position as producer<\/span> parties of record, but the court<\/span> may, in proper cases, remand<\/span> the record of the Commission<\/span> for the taking of such further testimony<\/span> as was not available upon the hearing<\/span> appealed from, or such other testimony<\/span> as the court<\/span> shall provide may be taken. No part of the record, containing verbal or documentary evidence<\/span>, shall be disregarded by courts<\/span> because of technical rules of evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEALS GENERALLY (\u00a7 3.2-3217)\n\nA. Any person affected by and claiming the unlawfulness of any regulation of the\nCommission, or person aggrieved by and claiming the unlawfulness of a case\ndecision or an order of the Commission may appeal to the Circuit Court where the\nprincipal office of the Commission is located. Except as otherwise provided in\nthis section, Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process\nAct shall govern such appeal.\n\nB. Upon filing of its pleadings by the Commission the cause shall be matured for\nhearing, and upon application of either party, the cause shall be placed at the\nhead of the docket and heard forthwith.\n\nC. Mere technical irregularities in the procedure of the Commission shall not be\nthe basis of the decision of the court. In an appeal from an order or decision\nof the Commission, the case shall be heard upon the record certified to the\ncourt by the Commission. Additional testimony shall not be taken before the\ncourt, except to clarify the record or to introduce evidence as to the effect of\nthe order upon the business of parties to the record below, or of producers\nstanding in the same position as producer parties of record, but the court may,\nin proper cases, remand the record of the Commission for the taking of such\nfurther testimony as was not available upon the hearing appealed from, or such\nother testimony as the court shall provide may be taken. No part of the record,\ncontaining verbal or documentary evidence, shall be disregarded by courts\nbecause of technical rules of evidence.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-369, 3-371; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-448, 3.1-450;\n1996, c. 573; 2008, c. 860.","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}}