General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 21 “Arbitration and Award”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 3 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 3 sections.

§ 8.01-577 Submission of controversy; agreement to arbitrate; condition precedent to action
§ 8.01-578 Repealed
§ 8.01-581 Fiduciary may submit to arbitration