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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1995, chapter 310<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59676,"section_number":"8.01-627","catch_line":"To what clerk order for injunction directed","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-627\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69313,"identifier":"8.01-620","token":"8.01\/24\/8.01-620","url":"\/8.01-620\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-620\/","token":"8.01\/24\/8.01-620","dublin_core":{"Title":"General jurisdiction of circuit court to award injunctions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-620","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to award injunctions<\/span>, including cases involving violations of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, whether the judgment<\/span> or proceeding enjoined be in or out of the circuit<\/span>, or the party<\/span> against whose proceedings the injunction<\/span> be asked resides in or out of the circuit<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL JURISDICTION OF CIRCUIT COURT TO AWARD INJUNCTIONS (\u00a7 8.01-620)\n\nEvery circuit court shall have jurisdiction to award injunctions, including\ncases involving violations of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, whether the\njudgment or proceeding enjoined be in or out of the circuit, or the party\nagainst whose proceedings the injunction be asked resides in or out of the\ncircuit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-610; 1977, c. 617; 1995, c. 310.","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}}