                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TIME WITHIN WHICH APPEAL MUST BE TAKEN; NOTICE (§ 8.01-675.3)

Except as provided in § 19.2-400 for pretrial appeals by the Commonwealth in
criminal cases and in § 19.2-401 for cross appeals by the defendant in such
pretrial appeals, a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals in any case within
the jurisdiction of the court shall be filed within 30 days from the date of any
final judgment order, decree, or conviction. When an appeal from an
interlocutory decree or order is permitted, the notice of appeal shall be filed
within 30 days from the date of such decree or order, except for pretrial
appeals pursuant to § 19.2-398. However, an extension may be granted, in the
discretion of the Court of Appeals, on motion for good cause shown.
		For purposes of this section, § 17.1-408, and an appeal pursuant to §
19.2-398, a petition for appeal in a criminal case or a notice of appeal to the
Court of Appeals, shall be deemed to be timely filed if (i) it is mailed postage
prepaid by registered or certified mail and (ii) the official postal receipt,
showing mailing within the prescribed time limits, is exhibited upon demand of
the clerk or any party.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 703; 1987, c. 710; 2003, c. 109; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489;
2022, c. 714.