Virginia Statutes
§ 17.1-117 — Certain acts of courts held at improper places confirmed
Virginia § 17.1-117
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-117 (2026).
Text
When any court has at any time prior to June 13, 1919, been held at a place not authorized by law, in consequence of the destruction of the courthouse, or other unavoidable cause, the acts and proceedings of such court shall be as valid as if the court had been held at the proper place.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 5969, § 17-19; 1998, c. 872.
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