                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SERVICE OF PROCESS; TIME FOR RESPONSE (§ 8.01-694)

In any action in which any defendant is the Commonwealth or one of its officers,
employees, or agents, upon the grant of in forma pauperis status or receipt of
the filing fee and costs, the court shall serve the Office of the Attorney
General with a copy of the motion for judgment and all necessary supporting
papers. The Office of the Attorney General shall have no fewer than thirty days
from receipt in which to file responsive pleadings. The prisoner&#8217;s failure
to state his claims in a written motion for judgment plainly stating facts
sufficient to support his cause of action, accompanied by all necessary
supporting documentation, may be grounds for dismissal of the action.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 871; 2009, c. 372.