Code of Virginia - Title 8.01 Civil Remedies And Procedure - Chapter 5 Venue

8.01-257 Venue generally
It is the intent of this chapter that every action shall be commenced and tried in a forum convenient to the parties and witnesses, where ...

8.01-258 Venue not jurisdictional
The provisions of this chapter relate to venue - the place of trial - and are not jurisdictional. No order, judgment, or decree shall be ...

8.01-259 Application
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to venue in the following proceedings: (1), (2) [Repealed.] (3) Habeas corpus; (4) Tax proceedings, other than those in ...

8.01-260 Proper venue; preferred forum in certain actions; permissible forums for other actions
Except for those actions expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter, and subject to the provisions of §§ 8.01-264 and 8.01-265, the venue for ...

8.01-261 Category A or preferred venue
In the actions listed in this section, the forums enumerated shall be deemed preferred places of venue and may be referred to as "Category A" ...

8.01-262 Category B or permissible venue
In any actions to which this chapter applies except those actions enumerated in Category A where preferred venue is specified, one or more of the ...

8.01-262.1 Place for bringing action under a contract related to construction
A. Where a party whose principal place of business is in the Commonwealth enters into a contract on or after July 1, 1997, to design, ...

8.01-263 Multiple parties
In actions involving multiple parties, venue shall not be subject to objection: 1. If one or more of the parties is entitled to preferred venue, ...

8.01-264 Venue improperly laid; objection
A. Venue laid in forums other than those designated by this chapter shall be subject to objection, but no action shall be dismissed solely on ...

8.01-265 Change of venue by court
In addition to the provisions of § 8.01-264 and notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 8.01-195.4, 8.01-260, 8.01-261 and 8.01-262, the court wherein an action is ...

8.01-266 Costs
In any action which is transferred or retained for trial pursuant to this chapter, the court in which the action is initially brought may award ...

8.01-267 Discretion of judge
Both the decision of the court transferring or refusing to transfer an action under § 8.01-265 and the decision of the court as to amount ...