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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 617 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86879,"section_number":"8.01-264","catch_line":"Venue improperly laid; objection","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-264\/"},{"id":76737,"section_number":"8.01-265","catch_line":"Change of venue by court","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-265\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63400,"section_number":"8.01-261","catch_line":"Category A or preferred venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-261\/"},{"id":81233,"section_number":"8.01-262","catch_line":"Category B or permissible venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-262\/"},{"id":86879,"section_number":"8.01-264","catch_line":"Venue improperly laid; objection","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-264\/"},{"id":76737,"section_number":"8.01-265","catch_line":"Change of venue by court","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-265\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63311,"identifier":"8.01-260","token":"8.01\/5\/8.01-260","url":"\/8.01-260\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-260\/","token":"8.01\/5\/8.01-260","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proper venue; preferred forum in certain actions; permissible forums for other actions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-260","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except for those <span class=\"dictionary\">actions<\/span> expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter, and subject to the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Venue improperly laid; objection\" href=\"\/8.01-264\/\">8.01-264<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Change of venue by court\" href=\"\/8.01-265\/\">8.01-265<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span> for any <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> shall be deemed proper only if laid in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Category A or preferred venue\" href=\"\/8.01-261\/\">8.01-261<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Category B or permissible venue\" href=\"\/8.01-262\/\">8.01-262<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROPER VENUE; PREFERRED FORUM IN CERTAIN ACTIONS; PERMISSIBLE FORUMS FOR OTHER\nACTIONS (\u00a7 8.01-260)\n\nExcept for those actions expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter,\nand subject to the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-264 and 8.01-265, the venue for any\naction shall be deemed proper only if laid in accordance with the provisions of\n\u00a7\u00a7 8.01-261 and 8.01-262.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 617.","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}}