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§ 8.01-327 — Acceptance of service of process

Virginia § 8.01-327
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure
Ch. 8PROCESS
Art. 4WHO TO BE SERVED

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-327 (2026).

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Service of process may be accepted by the person for whom it is intended by signing the proof of service and indicating the jurisdiction and state in which it was accepted. However, service of process in divorce or annulment actions may be accepted only as provided in § 20-99.1:1.

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Legislative History

1977, c. 617; 1987, c. 594; 1988, cc. 583, 642.

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