                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITATION ON PANEL OPINION (§ 8.01-581.7:1)

Unless the parties otherwise agree, any opinion of the panel shall be rendered
no later than six months from the designation of the panel unless the judge
shall extend the period one time, not to exceed ninety days, upon a showing of
extraordinary circumstances. If the opinion of the panel is not rendered within
the time provided, any panel opinion rendered subsequently shall be inadmissible
as evidence unless the failure of the panel to render a decision within the time
provided was caused by delay on the plaintiff&#8217;s part.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 327; 1993, c. 928.