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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 1958, chapter 67; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1978, chapter 237; in 1981, chapter 500; in 1982, chapter 339.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67998,"identifier":"8.01-615","token":"8.01\/23\/8.01-615","url":"\/8.01-615\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-615\/","token":"8.01\/23\/8.01-615","dublin_core":{"Title":"When cause heard on report; time for filing exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-615","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A cause may be heard by the court<\/span> upon a commissioner’s report. Subject to the Rules of Court<\/span> regarding dispensing with notice of taking proofs and other proceedings, reasonable notice of such hearing<\/span> shall be given to counsel<\/span> of record and to parties not represented by counsel<\/span>. Exceptions to the commissioner’s report shall be filed within ten days after the report has been filed with the court<\/span>, or for good cause shown, at a later time specified by the court<\/span>.\n\t\tThis section shall not apply to the report of a commissioner appointed to sell property; in such cases the report of such commissioner, when filed in the clerk’s office, shall be either confirmed, modified, or rejected forthwith.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN CAUSE HEARD ON REPORT; TIME FOR FILING EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 8.01-615)\n\nA cause may be heard by the court upon a commissioner’s report. Subject to\nthe Rules of Court regarding dispensing with notice of taking proofs and other\nproceedings, reasonable notice of such hearing shall be given to counsel of\nrecord and to parties not represented by counsel. Exceptions to the\ncommissioner’s report shall be filed within ten days after the report has\nbeen filed with the court, or for good cause shown, at a later time specified by\nthe court.\n\t\tThis section shall not apply to the report of a commissioner appointed to sell\nproperty; in such cases the report of such commissioner, when filed in the\nclerk’s office, shall be either confirmed, modified, or rejected\nforthwith.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-257; 1958, c. 67; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 237; 1981, c.\n500; 1982, c. 339.","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}}