Article 2: Mandamus and Prohibition

This article is comprised of the following sections:

§8.01-644 Application for mandamus or prohibition
§8.01-644.1 Limitations of actions for petition for mandamus
§8.01-645 What petition to state; where presented
§8.01-646 When writ awarded if no defense made
§8.01-647 Defense; how made
§8.01-648 What judgment to be rendered
§8.01-649 Proceedings when application is to Supreme Court or Court of Appeals
§8.01-650 Suspension of proceedings, where prohibition applied for
§8.01-651 Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals
§8.01-652 Service of writ; how obedience enforced
§8.01-653 Mandamus to secure construction of act directing payment out of treasury of the Commonwealth
§8.01-653.1 Mandamus to secure construction of act granting power to incur certain obligations for transportation needs
