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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59565,"identifier":"8.01-616","token":"8.01\/23\/8.01-616","url":"\/8.01-616\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-616\/","token":"8.01\/23\/8.01-616","dublin_core":{"Title":"Delivery of original papers of suit by clerk to commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-616","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The clerk of a court<\/span> shall, upon the request of any commissioner in chancery<\/span> who has before him for execution an order<\/span> made in such action<\/span>, deliver to him the original papers thereof; and it shall not be necessary for the clerk to copy such papers, nor shall he charge any fee for copies of any of them, unless the same be specially ordered. The commissioner to whom such papers may be delivered, shall give his receipt therefor, and return the papers as speedily as possible to the office of the clerk of the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDELIVERY OF ORIGINAL PAPERS OF SUIT BY CLERK TO COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 8.01-616)\n\nThe clerk of a court shall, upon the request of any commissioner in chancery who\nhas before him for execution an order made in such action, deliver to him the\noriginal papers thereof; and it shall not be necessary for the clerk to copy\nsuch papers, nor shall he charge any fee for copies of any of them, unless the\nsame be specially ordered. The commissioner to whom such papers may be\ndelivered, shall give his receipt therefor, and return the papers as speedily as\npossible to the office of the clerk of the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-258; 1977, c. 617.","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}}