{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.01-581.05.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.01-581.05.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.01-581.05.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.01-581.05.html"}],"law_id":70809,"edition_id":1,"section_id":70809,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.05","catch_line":"Representation by attorney","history":"1986, c. 614.","full_text":"A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this article. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255378,"text":"A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this article. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14369,"edition_id":1,"name":"Uniform Arbitration Act","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14368,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","permalink":{"id":278829,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14369,"identifier":"2","token":"8.01\/21\/2","url":"\/8.01\/21\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14368,"edition_id":1,"name":"Arbitration and Award","identifier":"21","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","permalink":{"id":278813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14368,"identifier":"21","token":"8.01\/21","url":"\/8.01\/21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77939,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.01","catch_line":"Validity of arbitration agreement","url":"\/8.01-581.01\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.01","metadata":false},{"id":74843,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.010","catch_line":"Vacating an award","url":"\/8.01-581.010\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.010","metadata":false},{"id":68403,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.011","catch_line":"Modification or correction of award","url":"\/8.01-581.011\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.011","metadata":false},{"id":63353,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.012","catch_line":"Judgment or decree on award","url":"\/8.01-581.012\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.012","metadata":false},{"id":59986,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.013","catch_line":"Applications to court","url":"\/8.01-581.013\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.013","metadata":false},{"id":81723,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.014","catch_line":"Court; jurisdiction","url":"\/8.01-581.014\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.014","metadata":false},{"id":55694,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.015","catch_line":"Venue","url":"\/8.01-581.015\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.015","metadata":false},{"id":75139,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.016","catch_line":"Appeals","url":"\/8.01-581.016\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.016","metadata":false},{"id":56286,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.02","catch_line":"Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration","url":"\/8.01-581.02\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.02","metadata":false},{"id":64033,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.03","catch_line":"Appointment of arbitrators by court; powers of arbitrators","url":"\/8.01-581.03\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.03","metadata":false},{"id":87266,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.04","catch_line":"Hearing","url":"\/8.01-581.04\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.04","metadata":false},{"id":70809,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.05","catch_line":"Representation by attorney","url":"\/8.01-581.05\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.05","metadata":false},{"id":62287,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.06","catch_line":"Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions","url":"\/8.01-581.06\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.06","metadata":false},{"id":66952,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.07","catch_line":"Award; fees and expenses to be fixed","url":"\/8.01-581.07\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.07","metadata":false},{"id":78123,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.08","catch_line":"Change of award by arbitrators","url":"\/8.01-581.08\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.08","metadata":false},{"id":65486,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.09","catch_line":"Confirmation of an award","url":"\/8.01-581.09\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.09","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":87266,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.04","catch_line":"Hearing","url":"\/8.01-581.04\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.04","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":62287,"structure_id":14369,"section_number":"8.01-581.06","catch_line":"Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions","url":"\/8.01-581.06\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.06","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-581.05\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1986. 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72088,"section_number":"45.2-1623","catch_line":" Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1623\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278875,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70809,"identifier":"8.01-581.05","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.05","url":"\/8.01-581.05\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.05\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.05","dublin_core":{"Title":"Representation by attorney","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.05","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> under this article. A <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> thereof prior to the proceeding or <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> is ineffective.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY (\u00a7 8.01-581.05)\n\nA party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or\nhearing under this article. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing\nis ineffective.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 614.","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}}