                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTION OR PETITION FOR RULE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER (§
8.01-274.1)

Except as otherwise provided by law, any party requesting a rule to show cause
for a violation of a court order in any civil action in a court of record shall
file with the court a motion or petition, which may be on a form prescribed by
the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The
motion or petition shall include facts identifying with particularity the
violation of a specific court order and be sworn to or accompanied by an
affidavit setting forth such facts. A rule to show cause entered by the court
shall be served on the person alleged to have violated the court order, along
with the accompanying motion or petition and any affidavit filed with such
motion or petition.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 522.