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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63311</law_id><section_number>8.01-260</section_number><catch_line>Proper venue; preferred forum in certain actions; permissible forums for other actions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.01-264</reference><reference>8.01-265</reference></referred_to_by><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="5">Venue</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Except for those <span class="dictionary">actions</span> expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter, and subject to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Venue improperly laid; objection" href="/8.01-264/">8.01-264</a> and <a class="law" title="Change of venue by court" href="/8.01-265/">8.01-265</a>, the <span class="dictionary">venue</span> for any <span class="dictionary">action</span> shall be deemed proper only if laid in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Category A or preferred venue" href="/8.01-261/">8.01-261</a> and <a class="law" title="Category B or permissible venue" href="/8.01-262/">8.01-262</a>.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
