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The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred.B\n\nCourts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247897,"text":"A court of the Commonwealth may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the court shall make a record of the communication. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0518\">518<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":275645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68473,"identifier":"64.2-2102","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2102","url":"\/64.2-2102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2102\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Communication between courts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the Commonwealth may communicate with a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in another <span class=\"dictionary\">state<\/span> concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall make a <span class=\"dictionary\">record<\/span> of the communication. The <span class=\"dictionary\">record<\/span> may be limited to the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> that the communication occurred. <a id=\"paragraph-247897\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-2102\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Courts<\/span> may communicate concerning <span class=\"dictionary\">schedules<\/span>, calendars, <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">records<\/span>, and other administrative matters without making a <span class=\"dictionary\">record<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-247898\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-2102\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS (\u00a7 64.2-2102)\n\nA. A court of the Commonwealth may communicate with a court in another state\nconcerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the\nparties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in\nsubsection B, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may\nbe limited to the fact that the communication occurred.\n\nB. Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and\nother administrative matters without making a record.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1034; 2012, c. 614.","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}}