<?xml version="1.0"?>
<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58857</law_id><section_number>8.01-420.1</section_number><catch_line>Abolition of common-law perpetuation of testimony</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="14">Evidence</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The common-<span class="dictionary">law</span> proceeding to perpetuate <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> is abolished.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
