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Any provision in the contract mandating that such action be brought in a location outside the Commonwealth shall be unenforceable.B\n\nThe forum for any arbitration proceedings required in such a contract entered into on or after July 1, 1991, shall be in this Commonwealth. If the contract provides for arbitration proceedings outside the Commonwealth, such provision is unenforceable and arbitration proceedings shall be in the county or city where the work is to be performed, unless the parties agree to conduct the proceedings elsewhere within the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 489 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 1991 \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 1997, chapter 424<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 130<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55694,"section_number":"8.01-581.015","catch_line":"Venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.015\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":281309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78305,"identifier":"8.01-262.1","token":"8.01\/5\/8.01-262.1","url":"\/8.01-262.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-262.1\/","token":"8.01\/5\/8.01-262.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Place for bringing action under a contract related to construction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-262.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Where a party<\/span> whose principal place of business is in the Commonwealth enters into a contract<\/span> on or after July 1, 1997, to design, manage construction of, construct, alter, repair, maintain, move, demolish, or excavate, or supply goods, equipment, or materials<\/span> for the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, movement, demolition, or excavation of a building, structure, appurtenance, road, bridge, or tunnel which is physically located in the Commonwealth, any cause of action<\/span> arising under such contract<\/span> may be brought in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the construction project is located, or such other jurisdiction<\/span> where the venue<\/span> is proper under the provisions of this chapter. Any provision in the contract<\/span> mandating that such action be brought in a location outside the Commonwealth shall be unenforceable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The forum for any arbitration proceedings required in such a contract<\/span> entered into on or after July 1, 1991, shall be in this Commonwealth. If the contract<\/span> provides for arbitration proceedings outside the Commonwealth, such provision is unenforceable and arbitration proceedings shall be in the county or city where the work is to be performed, unless the parties agree to conduct the proceedings elsewhere within the Commonwealth. The enforceability of the remaining provisions of the arbitration agreement and the method of selecting a forum for the conduct of the arbitration proceedings are as provided in this Code, the Federal Arbitration Act, and any applicable rules of arbitration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLACE FOR BRINGING ACTION UNDER A CONTRACT RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION (\u00a7\n8.01-262.1)\n\nA. Where a party whose principal place of business is in the Commonwealth enters\ninto a contract on or after July 1, 1997, to design, manage construction of,\nconstruct, alter, repair, maintain, move, demolish, or excavate, or supply\ngoods, equipment, or materials for the construction, alteration, repair,\nmaintenance, movement, demolition, or excavation of a building, structure,\nappurtenance, road, bridge, or tunnel which is physically located in the\nCommonwealth, any cause of action arising under such contract may be brought in\nthe jurisdiction where the construction project is located, or such other\njurisdiction where the venue is proper under the provisions of this chapter. Any\nprovision in the contract mandating that such action be brought in a location\noutside the Commonwealth shall be unenforceable.\n\nB. The forum for any arbitration proceedings required in such a contract entered\ninto on or after July 1, 1991, shall be in this Commonwealth. If the contract\nprovides for arbitration proceedings outside the Commonwealth, such provision is\nunenforceable and arbitration proceedings shall be in the county or city where\nthe work is to be performed, unless the parties agree to conduct the proceedings\nelsewhere within the Commonwealth. The enforceability of the remaining\nprovisions of the arbitration agreement and the method of selecting a forum for\nthe conduct of the arbitration proceedings are as provided in this Code, the\nFederal Arbitration Act, and any applicable rules of arbitration.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 489; 1997, c. 424; 1999, c. 130.","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}}