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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 614 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1991, chapter 489.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56286,"section_number":"8.01-581.02","catch_line":"Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77027,"section_number":"8.01-257","catch_line":"Venue generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-257\/"},{"id":78305,"section_number":"8.01-262.1","catch_line":"Place for bringing action under a contract related to construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-262.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55694,"identifier":"8.01-581.015","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.015","url":"\/8.01-581.015\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.015\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.015","dublin_core":{"Title":"Venue","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.015","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as provided in subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Place for bringing action under a contract related to construction\" href=\"\/8.01-262.1\/\">8.01-262.1<\/a>, an initial application shall be made to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city in which the agreement provides the arbitration <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> shall be held or, if the <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> has been held, in the county or city in which it was held. Otherwise, <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span> of the application shall be as provided in Chapter 5 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Venue generally\" href=\"\/8.01-257\/\">8.01-257<\/a> et seq.) of this title. All subsequent applications shall be made to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> the initial application unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> otherwise directs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE (\u00a7 8.01-581.015)\n\nExcept as provided in subsection B of \u00a7 8.01-262.1, an initial application\nshall be made to the court of the county or city in which the agreement provides\nthe arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the\ncounty or city in which it was held. Otherwise, venue of the application shall\nbe as provided in Chapter 5 (\u00a7 8.01-257 et seq.) of this title. All subsequent\napplications shall be made to the court hearing the initial application unless\nthe court otherwise directs.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 614; 1991, c. 489.","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}}