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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56130</law_id><section_number>8.01-267.2</section_number><catch_line>When actions pending in same court</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="5.1">Multiple Claimant Litigation Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For purposes of this chapter, <span class="dictionary">actions</span> shall be considered pending in the same <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> when they have been (i) filed in that <span class="dictionary">court</span>, regardless of whether the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> has been served with process, or (ii) properly transferred to that <span class="dictionary">court</span>.</p></section></text><history>1995, c. 555.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
