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To the extent that the courts of this Commonwealth can assert jurisdiction over any such person consistent with due process, the courts of this Commonwealth shall have the same jurisdiction to take any action respecting compliance with the provisions of this article by any such person that the court would have if such person were personally within the jurisdiction of the court.\n\t\tService of any civil investigative demand issued under this article or of any petition filed under this article may be made upon a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition to any partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general agent of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity, or to any agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process on behalf of such partnership, corporation, association, or entity; (ii) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition to the principal office or place of business of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity; or (iii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or petition in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to such partnership, corporation, association, or entity at its principal office or place of business.\n\t\tService of any such demand or petition may be made upon any natural person by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition to the person, or (ii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or petition in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to the person at the person’s residence or principal office or place of business.\n\t\tA verified return by the individual serving any civil investigative demand issued under this article or any petition filed under this article setting forth the manner of such service shall be proof of service. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 842<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":280313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68310,"identifier":"8.01-216.13","token":"8.01\/3\/19.1\/8.01-216.13","url":"\/8.01-216.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-216.13\/","token":"8.01\/3\/19.1\/8.01-216.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil investigative demands; service and jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-216.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any civil investigative demand issued under this article may be served by an investigator, or by any person<\/span> authorized to serve process on individuals in the Commonwealth<\/span>.\n\t\tAny such demand or any petition<\/span> filed under this article may be served upon any person<\/span> who is not found within Virginia in such manner as the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia or the Code of Virginia prescribe for service of process<\/span> outside Virginia. To the extent that the courts<\/span> of this Commonwealth<\/span> can assert jurisdiction<\/span> over any such person<\/span> consistent with due process<\/span>, the courts<\/span> of this Commonwealth<\/span> shall have the same jurisdiction<\/span> to take any action<\/span> respecting compliance with the provisions of this article by any such person<\/span> that the court<\/span> would have if such person<\/span> were personally within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span>.\n\t\tService of any civil investigative demand issued under this article or of any petition<\/span> filed under this article may be made upon a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition<\/span> to any partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general agent of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity, or to any agent authorized by appointment or by law<\/span> to receive service of process<\/span> on behalf of such partnership, corporation, association, or entity; (ii) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition<\/span> to the principal office or place of business of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity; or (iii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or petition<\/span> in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to such partnership, corporation, association, or entity at its principal office or place of business.\n\t\tService of any such demand or petition<\/span> may be made upon any natural person<\/span> by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition<\/span> to the person<\/span>, or (ii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or petition<\/span> in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to the person<\/span> at the person<\/span>’s residence or principal office or place of business.\n\t\tA verified return by the individual serving any civil investigative demand issued under this article or any petition<\/span> filed under this article setting forth the manner of such service shall be proof of service<\/span>. In the case of service by registered or certified mail, such return shall be accompanied by the return post office receipt of delivery of such demand.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS; SERVICE AND JURISDICTION (\u00a7 8.01-216.13)\n\nAny civil investigative demand issued under this article may be served by an\ninvestigator, or by any person authorized to serve process on individuals in the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\tAny such demand or any petition filed under this article may be served upon\nany person who is not found within Virginia in such manner as the Rules of the\nSupreme Court of Virginia or the Code of Virginia prescribe for service of\nprocess outside Virginia. To the extent that the courts of this Commonwealth can\nassert jurisdiction over any such person consistent with due process, the courts\nof this Commonwealth shall have the same jurisdiction to take any action\nrespecting compliance with the provisions of this article by any such person\nthat the court would have if such person were personally within the jurisdiction\nof the court.\n\t\tService of any civil investigative demand issued under this article or of any\npetition filed under this article may be made upon a partnership, corporation,\nassociation, or other legal entity by (i) delivering an executed copy of such\ndemand or petition to any partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general\nagent of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity, or to any agent\nauthorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process on behalf of\nsuch partnership, corporation, association, or entity; (ii) delivering an\nexecuted copy of such demand or petition to the principal office or place of\nbusiness of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity; or (iii)\ndepositing an executed copy of such demand or petition in the United States mail\nby registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to\nsuch partnership, corporation, association, or entity at its principal office or\nplace of business.\n\t\tService of any such demand or petition may be made upon any natural person by\n(i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or petition to the person, or\n(ii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or petition in the United States\nmail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed\nto the person at the person’s residence or principal office or place of\nbusiness.\n\t\tA verified return by the individual serving any civil investigative demand\nissued under this article or any petition filed under this article setting forth\nthe manner of such service shall be proof of service. In the case of service by\nregistered or certified mail, such return shall be accompanied by the return\npost office receipt of delivery of such demand.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 842.","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}}