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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54541</law_id><section_number>17.1-129</section_number><catch_line>Filing date and time to be noted on papers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever a pleading in any <span class="dictionary">civil action</span> is filed in a <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span>, the clerk or his designee shall stamp or mark the date and time of filing on the face of such pleading.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 369, &#xA7; 17-30.3; 1998, c. 872.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
