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§ 8.01-644.1 Limitations of actions for petition for mandamus

A petition for extraordinary writ of mandamus, filed by or on behalf of a person confined in a state correctional facility, shall be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues.

History

This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

1998, c. 596.

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