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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-689 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act."

2002, c. 871.

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Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2015 · leading case: Ogunde v. Prison Health Servs., Inc., 645 S.E.2d 520 (Va. 2007).
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Ogunde v. Prison Health Servs., Inc., 645 S.E.2d 520 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “On appeal, PHS and the Employees argue that the trial court was justified in dismissing Ogunde's constitutional claim because Ogunde failed to comply with the Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (VPLRA), Code § 8.01-689, et seq. PHS and the Employees assert that Code § 8.”
Hunter v. Commonwealth, 61 Va. Cir. 388 (2003). · cites it 3× “” In that motion, defendants argue that since plaintiff is a state prisoner and since the Virginia Prison Litigation Reform Act, Va. Code § 8.01-689 et seq., which became effective on July 1, 2002, provides that “whenever possible, the court shall rule upon the record before…”
Lockett v. Davis, 89 Va. Cir. 357 (Roanoke County Cir. Ct. 2014). · cites it 3× “Rather, it is a part of the Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, Va. Code §§ 8.01-689 et seq., Chapter 27 of Title 8.”
Quigley v. McCabe, 91 Va. Cir. 397 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2015). · cites it 3× “Va. Code § 8.01-689 et seq. The defendants had withdrawn their objections to Ogunde’s constitutional claim when the circuit court dismissed it, and the dismissal order did not state the reason for the dismissal of the claim.”
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