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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68310</law_id><section_number>8.01-216.13</section_number><catch_line>Civil investigative demands; service and jurisdiction</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="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="19.1">Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any civil investigative demand issued under this article may be served by an investigator, or by any <span class="dictionary">person</span> authorized to serve process on individuals in the <span class="dictionary">Commonwealth</span>.
		Any such demand or any <span class="dictionary">petition</span> filed under this article may be served upon any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who is not found within Virginia in such manner as the Rules of the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> of Virginia or the Code of Virginia prescribe for <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> outside Virginia. To the extent that the <span class="dictionary">courts</span> of this <span class="dictionary">Commonwealth</span> can assert <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> over any such <span class="dictionary">person</span> consistent with <span class="dictionary">due process</span>, the <span class="dictionary">courts</span> of this <span class="dictionary">Commonwealth</span> shall have the same <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> to take any <span class="dictionary">action</span> respecting compliance with the provisions of this article by any such <span class="dictionary">person</span> that the <span class="dictionary">court</span> would have if such <span class="dictionary">person</span> were personally within the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>.
		Service of any civil investigative demand issued under this article or of any <span class="dictionary">petition</span> filed under this article may be made upon a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> to any partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general agent of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity, or to any agent authorized by appointment or by <span class="dictionary">law</span> to receive <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> on behalf of such partnership, corporation, association, or entity; (ii) delivering an executed copy of such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> to the principal office or place of business of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity; or (iii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to such partnership, corporation, association, or entity at its principal office or place of business.
		Service of any such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> may be made upon any natural <span class="dictionary">person</span> by (i) delivering an executed copy of such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> to the <span class="dictionary">person</span>, or (ii) depositing an executed copy of such demand or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> in the United States mail by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, addressed to the <span class="dictionary">person</span> at the <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s residence or principal office or place of business.
		A verified return by the individual serving any civil investigative demand issued under this article or any <span class="dictionary">petition</span> filed under this article setting forth the manner of such service shall be <span class="dictionary">proof of service</span>. In the case of service by registered or certified mail, such return shall be accompanied by the return post office receipt of delivery of such demand.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 842.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
