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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 871<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81297,"identifier":"8.01-692","token":"8.01\/27\/8.01-692","url":"\/8.01-692\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-692\/","token":"8.01\/27\/8.01-692","dublin_core":{"Title":"When in forma pauperis status denied","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-692","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span> shall deny in forma pauperis<\/span> status to any prisoner who has had three or more cases or appeals<\/span> dismissed by any federal or state court<\/span> for being frivolous, malicious<\/span>, or for failure to state a claim, unless the prisoner shows that he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time of filing his motion for judgment<\/span> or the court<\/span> determines that it would be manifest injustice to deny in forma pauperis<\/span> status.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS DENIED (\u00a7 8.01-692)\n\nThe court shall deny in forma pauperis status to any prisoner who has had three\nor more cases or appeals dismissed by any federal or state court for being\nfrivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim, unless the prisoner shows\nthat he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time of filing\nhis motion for judgment or the court determines that it would be manifest\ninjustice to deny in forma pauperis status.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 871.","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}}