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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1952, chapter 77; in 1954, chapter 543; in 1977, chapter 617; in 2024, chapter 454<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":281489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63470,"identifier":"8.01-287","token":"8.01\/8\/1\/8.01-287","url":"\/8.01-287\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-287\/","token":"8.01\/8\/1\/8.01-287","dublin_core":{"Title":"How process to be served","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-287","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon commencement of an action<\/span>, process shall be served in the manner set forth in this chapter or as specified elsewhere in the Code and by the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW PROCESS TO BE SERVED (\u00a7 8.01-287)\n\nUpon commencement of an action, process shall be served in the manner set forth\nin this chapter or as specified elsewhere in the Code and by the Rules of the\nSupreme Court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-56; 1952, c. 77; 1954, c. 543; 1977, c. 617; 2024, c.\n454.","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}}