Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-223 — Restriction on suits against prisoners
Virginia § 53.1-223
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-223 (2026).
Text
No action or suit on any claim or demand, except suits for divorce, actions to establish a parent and child relationship between a child and a prisoner and actions to establish a prisoner's child support obligation, shall be maintained against a prisoner after judgment of conviction and while he is incarcerated, except through his committee, unless a guardian ad litem is appointed for the prisoner pursuant to § 8.01-9, or an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth has entered of record an appearance for such prisoner. However, in any suit for divorce instituted against a prisoner, the court shall appoint a committee prior to any determination as to the property of the parties under § 20-107.3.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-307.1; 1980, c. 504; 1982, c. 636; 1992, c. 398; 2000, c. 404; 2006, c. 553.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.1-1
Definitions§ 53.1-1.2
Visitation policies§ 53.1-10
Powers and duties of Director§ 53.1-101
Work by prisoners§ 53.1-102
Sending prisoners to other farms§ 53.1-103
Farm expenses§ 53.1-106
Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs§ 53.1-106.1
Location of jail facilities§ 53.1-107
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Virginia § 53.1-223, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1-223.