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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74135</law_id><section_number>2.2-4003</section_number><catch_line>Venue</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-4022</reference><reference>2.2-4026</reference><reference>46.2-1573.01</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="40">Administrative Process Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In all proceedings under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Informal fact finding proceedings" href="/2.2-4019/">2.2-4019</a> or <a class="law" title="Formal hearings; litigated issues" href="/2.2-4020/">2.2-4020</a> <span class="dictionary">venue</span> shall be in the city or county where the administrative <span class="dictionary">agency</span> maintains its principal office or as the parties may otherwise agree. In all proceedings under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Right, forms, venue; date of adoption or readoption for purposes of appeal" href="/2.2-4026/">2.2-4026</a>, <span class="dictionary">venue</span> shall be as specified in subdivision 1 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Category A or preferred venue" href="/8.01-261/">8.01-261</a>.</p></section></text><history>1975, c. 503, &#xA7; 9-6.14:5; 1977, c. 624; 2001, c. 844; 2007, cc. 873, 916.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
