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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83256</law_id><section_number>8.01-327</section_number><catch_line>Acceptance of service of process</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>63.2-1903</reference><reference>63.2-1916</reference><reference>63.2-1921</reference><reference>63.2-1923</reference><reference>63.2-1924</reference><reference>63.2-1929</reference><reference>63.2-1937</reference><reference>63.2-1942</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="8">Process</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Who to Be Served</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Service of process</span> may be accepted by the <span class="dictionary">person</span> for whom it is intended by signing the <span class="dictionary">proof of service</span> and indicating the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> and state in which it was accepted. However, <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> in divorce or <span class="dictionary">annulment</span> <span class="dictionary">actions</span> may be accepted only as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="How defendant may accept service; waive service" href="/20-99.1_1/">20-99.1:1</a>.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 617; 1987, c. 594; 1988, cc. 583, 642.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
