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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1976, chapter 615; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86280,"section_number":"8.01-671","catch_line":"Time within which petition must be presented","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-671\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83113,"identifier":"8.01-674","token":"8.01\/26\/4\/8.01-674","url":"\/8.01-674\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-674\/","token":"8.01\/26\/4\/8.01-674","dublin_core":{"Title":"With whom filed; endorsement thereon; reference to justice or justices; when deemed to be filed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-674","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The petition<\/span> for appeal<\/span> to the Supreme Court<\/span> shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span>. The Clerk shall endorse thereon the day and year he received it and shall refer it to one or more justices of the Supreme Court<\/span> as the Court<\/span> shall direct. A petition<\/span> shall, for the purposes of \u00a7 8.01-671<\/a>, be deemed to be timely filed if it is mailed postage prepaid to the Clerk by registered or certified mail and if the official postal receipt therefor is exhibited upon the demand of the Clerk or any party<\/span> and it shows mailing within the prescribed time limits.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITH WHOM FILED; ENDORSEMENT THEREON; REFERENCE TO JUSTICE OR JUSTICES; WHEN\nDEEMED TO BE FILED (\u00a7 8.01-674)\n\nThe petition for appeal to the Supreme Court shall be filed with the Clerk of\nthe Supreme Court. The Clerk shall endorse thereon the day and year he received\nit and shall refer it to one or more justices of the Supreme Court as the Court\nshall direct. A petition shall, for the purposes of \u00a7 8.01-671, be deemed to be\ntimely filed if it is mailed postage prepaid to the Clerk by registered or\ncertified mail and if the official postal receipt therefor is exhibited upon the\ndemand of the Clerk or any party and it shows mailing within the prescribed time\nlimits.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-475; 1976, c. 615; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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}}