Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-620 (2026)

General jurisdiction of circuit court to award injunctions

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Every circuit court shall have jurisdiction to award injunctions, including cases involving violations of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, whether the judgment or proceeding enjoined be in or out of the circuit, or the party against whose proceedings the injunction be asked resides in or out of the circuit.

Code 1950, § 8-610; 1977, c. 617; 1995, c. 310.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 19 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth Ex Rel. Beales v. Joco Found., 558 S.E.2d 280 (Va. 2002).

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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Beales v. Joco Found., 558 S.E.2d 280 (Va. 2002). · cites it 6× “Code § 8.01-620 gives *289 the circuit court jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief.”

Jordahl v. Democratic Party of Virginia, 947 F. Supp. 236 (W.D. Va. 1996). · cites it 6× “Count One of the amended complaint alleges that various provisions of Virginia’s Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, in connection with Va.Code § 8.01-620, authorizing circuit courts to grant injunctive relief, constitute a system of-prior restraint in violation of the First and…”

McEachin v. Bolling, 84 Va. Cir. 76 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “Snukals This case is before the Court on the Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Injunction pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-620 etseq. The Plaintiff, A.”

Murray v. Green, 396 S.E.2d 653 (Va. 1990). · cites it 2× “On April 24, 1989, Angus McDonald Green and others 1 (collectively, Green) filed a “Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief,” pursuant to Code § 8.01-620, to enjoin Edward W. Murray, Director, Department of Corrections (DOC), from expanding Culpeper Correctional Unit No.”

Wings, L.L.C. v. Capitol Leather, L.L.C., 88 Va. Cir. 83 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-620 (2014). The Supreme Court of Virginia has not yet decided a case which lays out the standard for analyzing whether or not to grant a preliminary injunction; however, several circuit courts of this Commonwealth have adopted the standard set by the Fourth…”

SanAir Tech. Lab'y, Inc. v. Burrington, 91 Va. Cir. 206 (Chesterfield Cir. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “The Court heard argument on the Demurrers on September 14, 2015, and the Demurrers were overruled.”

Louise Root v. Cnty. of Fairfax, 541 F. App'x 333 (4th Cir. 2013). “In the 2008 action, Root sought an injunction ordering the return of the animals to her under Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-620 and alleged a Fifth Amendment due process violation under the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to 42 U.”

Langmaid v. Lee, 86 Va. Cir. 118 (Northumberland Cir. Ct. 2013). “Langmaid has failed under §§ 8.01-620 et seq. (general injunctive relief) to allege, among other things, lack of an adequate remedy at law and irreparable injury.”

Farran v. Olde Belhaven Towne Owners' Ass'n, 83 Va. Cir. 286 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “In their complaint, the Plaintiffs allege the following in support of their claims for injunctive relief: The circuit court has jurisdiction to award an injunction under Va. Code § 8.01-620 (general jurisdiction to award injunctions); The circuit court has jurisdiction to enjoin…”

Virginia Heart Inst. v. Kenley, 3 Va. Cir. 151 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1984). · cites it 4× “The bill filed herein by the petitioner alleges that the suit is brought pursuant to Section 8.01-620 and alternatively, Section 9-6.”

Fredericksburg Auto Auction, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 14 Va. Cir. 244 (Spotsylvania Cir. Ct. 1988). “, §§ 8.01-620 through 8.01-634). A preliminary injunction, also sometimes referred to as an interlocutory or provisional injunction, is in the nature of a restraining order granted at the institution of a suit to maintain the status quo or to prevent irreparable harm until the…”

Zachary Grady, etc. v. Joan L. Blackwell, etc. (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5× “Our finding that Grady’s challenge to Blackwell’s appointment is time-barred is not undercut by Code § 8.01-620, on which Grady based his request for a permanent injunction.”

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