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No rule of any such court shall be prescribed or enforced which is inconsistent with this statute or any other statutory provision, or the Rules of Supreme Court or contrary to the decided cases, or which has the effect of abridging substantive rights of persons before such court. Any rule of court which violates the provisions of this section shall be invalid.\n\t\tThe courts may prescribe certain docket control procedures which shall not abridge the substantive rights of the parties nor deprive any party the opportunity to present its position as to the merits of a case solely due to the unfamiliarity of counsel of record with any such docket control procedures. No civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice by any district or circuit court for failure to comply with any rule created under this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312615,"text":"The district courts and circuit courts may, from time to time, prescribe rules for their respective districts and circuits. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1970, chapter 366; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1999, chapter 839<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 803<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 348<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85799,"section_number":"16.1-69.43","catch_line":"Judge before whom accused was arraigned may hear case on merits; judge who has heard part of case may hear case to conclusion","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.43\/"},{"id":82440,"section_number":"17.1-503","catch_line":"Rules of practice and procedure; rules not to preclude judges from hearing certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-503\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277049,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87298,"identifier":"8.01-4","token":"8.01\/1\/8.01-4","url":"\/8.01-4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-4\/","token":"8.01\/1\/8.01-4","dublin_core":{"Title":"District courts and circuit courts may prescribe certain rules","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The district courts<\/span> and circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> may, from time to time, prescribe rules for their respective districts and circuits<\/span>. Such rules shall be limited to those rules necessary to promote proper order<\/span> and decorum and the efficient and safe use of courthouse facilities and clerks’ offices. No rule of any such court<\/span> shall be prescribed or enforced which is inconsistent with this statute<\/span> or any other statutory provision, or the Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> or contrary to the decided cases, or which has the effect of abridging substantive rights of persons<\/span> before such court<\/span>. Any rule of court<\/span> which violates the provisions of this section shall be invalid.\n\t\tThe courts<\/span> may prescribe certain docket<\/span> control procedures which shall not abridge the substantive rights of the parties nor deprive any party<\/span> the opportunity to present its position as to the merits of a case solely due to the unfamiliarity of counsel<\/span> of record with any such docket<\/span> control procedures. No civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice by any district or circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for failure to comply with any rule created under this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRICT COURTS AND CIRCUIT COURTS MAY PRESCRIBE CERTAIN RULES (\u00a7 8.01-4)\n\nThe district courts and circuit courts may, from time to time, prescribe rules\nfor their respective districts and circuits. Such rules shall be limited to\nthose rules necessary to promote proper order and decorum and the efficient and\nsafe use of courthouse facilities and clerks’ offices. No rule of any such\ncourt shall be prescribed or enforced which is inconsistent with this statute or\nany other statutory provision, or the Rules of Supreme Court or contrary to the\ndecided cases, or which has the effect of abridging substantive rights of\npersons before such court. Any rule of court which violates the provisions of\nthis section shall be invalid.\n\t\tThe courts may prescribe certain docket control procedures which shall not\nabridge the substantive rights of the parties nor deprive any party the\nopportunity to present its position as to the merits of a case solely due to the\nunfamiliarity of counsel of record with any such docket control procedures. No\ncivil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice by any district or circuit court\nfor failure to comply with any rule created under this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-1.3; 1970, c. 366; 1977, c. 617; 1999, c. 839; 2000, c.\n803; 2014, c. 348.","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}}