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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 702 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277673,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82348,"identifier":"8.01-420.01","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.01","url":"\/8.01-420.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-420.01\/","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limiting further disclosure of discoverable materials and information; protective order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-420.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A protective <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> issued to prevent disclosure of <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> or information related to a personal injury <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> for wrongful death produced in <span class=\"dictionary\">discovery<\/span> in any cause shall not prohibit an attorney from voluntarily sharing such <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> or information with an attorney involved in a similar or related matter, with the permission of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, after notice and an opportunity to be heard to any <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> protected by the protective <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, and provided the attorney who receives the <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> or information agrees, in writing, to be bound by the terms of the protective <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-295070\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-420.01\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply only to protective <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> issued on or after July 1, 1989. <a id=\"paragraph-295071\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-420.01\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITING FURTHER DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERABLE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION;\nPROTECTIVE ORDER (\u00a7 8.01-420.01)\n\nA. A protective order issued to prevent disclosure of materials or information\nrelated to a personal injury action or action for wrongful death produced in\ndiscovery in any cause shall not prohibit an attorney from voluntarily sharing\nsuch materials or information with an attorney involved in a similar or related\nmatter, with the permission of the court, after notice and an opportunity to be\nheard to any party or person protected by the protective order, and provided the\nattorney who receives the material or information agrees, in writing, to be\nbound by the terms of the protective order.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall apply only to protective orders issued\non or after July 1, 1989.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 702.","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}}