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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>87000</law_id><section_number>2.2-4028</section_number><catch_line>Intermediate relief</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-4025</reference><reference>3.2-3708</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="5">Court Review</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When judicial review is instituted or is about to be, the <span class="dictionary">agency</span> concerned may, on request of any <span class="dictionary">party</span> or its own <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, postpone the effective date of the <span class="dictionary">regulation</span> or decision involved where it deems that justice so requires. Otherwise the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may, on proper application and with or without <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, deposits in <span class="dictionary">court</span>, or other safeguards or assurances as may be suitable, <span class="dictionary">issue</span> all necessary and appropriate process to postpone the effective dates or preserve existing status or rights pending conclusion of the review proceedings if the <span class="dictionary">court</span> finds the same to be required to prevent immediate, unavoidable, and irreparable injury and that the <span class="dictionary">issues</span> of <span class="dictionary">law</span> or <span class="dictionary">fact</span> presented are not only substantial but that there is <span class="dictionary">probable cause</span> for it to anticipate a likelihood of reversible error in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Issues on review" href="/2.2-4027/">2.2-4027</a>. Actions by the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may include (i) the <span class="dictionary">stay</span> of operation of <span class="dictionary">agency</span> decisions of an injunctive nature or those requiring the payment of money or suspending or revoking a license or other benefit and (ii) continuation of previous licenses in effect until timely applications for renewal are duly determined by the <span class="dictionary">agency</span>.</p></section></text><history>1975, c. 503, &#xA7; 9-6.14:18; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
