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Va. Code Ann. § 1-8 (2026)

Notice, recognizance or process given, taken or issued before Code in force

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Although a notice, recognizance or process shall have been given, taken or issued before the day prescribed for the commencement of this Code, or of any provisions of this Code, it may, nevertheless, be given, taken or returnable to a day after such commencement, or to a court established by this Code or the clerk's office of such court, in like manner as if this Code had commenced before the same was given, taken, or issued.

Code 1919, § 6570; R. P. 1948, § 1-8.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: Wicks v. City of Charlottesville, 208 S.E.2d 752 (Va. 1974).
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Wicks v. City of Charlottesville, 208 S.E.2d 752 (Va. 1974). · cites it 2× “Charlottesville City Code § 1-8 provides that each portion of the City Code is severable for purposes of constitutional analysis.”
Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari v. Caci Premier Tech., Inc., 300 F. Supp. 3d 758 (E.D. Va. 2018). “, Headquarters, Department of the Army, FM 34-52: Intelligence Interrogation § 1-8 (including "[e]lectric shocks"; "[i]nfliction of pain" through "bondage"; "[f]orcing an individual to stand, sit, or kneel in abnormal positions for prolonged periods of time; "[f]ood…”
Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Tech., Inc., 324 F. Supp. 3d 668 (E.D. Va. 2018). “, Headquarters, Department of the Army, FM 34-52: Intelligence Interrogation § 1-8 (including "[e]lectric shocks"; "[i]nfliction of pain" through "bondage"; "[f]orcing an individual to stand, sit, or kneel in abnormal positions for prolonged periods of time; "[f]ood…”
Sidya v. World Telecom Exch. Commc'ns, 301 Va. 31 (Va. 2022). “The fees in this case were not awarded as compensatory damages either in tort law, see generally Kent Sinclair, Sinclair on Virginia Remedies § 1-8[A], at 1-39 (5th ed. 2016) (listing exceptions to the “American Rule”), or as an element of damages arising out of a breach of a…”
MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Lundbeck LLC (E.D. Va. 2023). “[§ 1-8.) Plaintiffs have adequately pleaded that Plaintiffs’ Assignors suffered a concrete, economic injury, traceable to Defendants’ allegedly fraudulent conduct.”
Young v. Wormuth (E.D. Va. 2023). “§ 1-8. interviewed—Kelly Whiddon—felt as though Paschal was “pressur[ing] [her] to have an issue with Mr.”
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