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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81723</law_id><section_number>8.01-581.014</section_number><catch_line>Court; 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="21">Arbitration and Award</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Uniform Arbitration Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The term &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">court</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> or general district <span class="dictionary">court</span> of the Commonwealth having <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> over the subject matter of the controversy.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 614; 1995, c. 342; 2016, c. 181.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
