Chapter 1 General Provisions

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §17.1-100 Judicial performance evaluation program
  • §17.1-101 Time within which a judge may qualify; failure vacates office
  • §17.1-102 Justices and judges not permitted to practice law or seek or hold elective or other office
  • §17.1-103 Residence requirements of judges
  • §17.1-104 In election by court, votes to be recorded
  • §17.1-105 Designation of judges to hold courts and assist other judges
  • §17.1-106 Temporary recall of retired judges; evaluation
  • §17.1-107 Designation of judge to assist regular judge holding case under advisement for unreasonable length of time
  • §17.1-108 Reserved
  • §17.1-109 Judges pro tempore
  • §17.1-110 Their appointment and powers
  • §17.1-111 Compensation
  • §17.1-112 Sheriff to attend court as its officer
  • §17.1-113 Places of holding courts; certain orders and decrees entered elsewhere
  • §17.1-114 When and how changed
  • §17.1-115 How order or warrant making change posted
  • §17.1-116 Change of place or time for holding session of Supreme Court
  • §17.1-117 Certain acts of courts held at improper places confirmed
  • §17.1-118 Display of flags in courtrooms
  • §17.1-119 Courts may adjourn for a period not exceeding thirty days
  • §17.1-120 Adjournment from day to day; effect of failure to sit on day to which adjourned
  • §17.1-121 Effect of change of time or place of court or failure to sit generally
  • §17.1-122 Matters not determined to stand continued
  • §17.1-123 How orders are recorded and signed
  • §17.1-124 Order books; automated systems
  • §17.1-125 Civil order book
  • §17.1-126 Repealed
  • §17.1-128 Recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain civil cases and cost thereof; cost of transcripts; preservation of original notes or records; certified transcript prima facie correct
  • §17.1-128.1 Recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain misdemeanor cases
  • §17.1-129 Filing date and time to be noted on papers
  • §17.1-130 Execution of judgments and decrees of courts no longer existing
  • §17.1-131 Jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus in matters pertaining to action of service district commission
  • §17.1-132 Courts Technology Fund