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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1979, chapter 85; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1384501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348296,"identifier":"15.2-3605","token":"15.2\/III\/36\/15.2-3605","url":"\/15.2-3605\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3605\/","token":"15.2\/III\/36\/15.2-3605","dublin_core":{"Title":"How appeals granted and heard","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An appeal<\/span> may be made to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>. Court<\/span> costs shall be awarded as the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> determines. The costs in the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall be awarded to the party<\/span> substantially prevailing. If an appeal<\/span> is taken from the judgment<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, the Supreme Court<\/span>, in matters in which it grants the petition<\/span> for appeal<\/span>, shall render a decision and award the costs of the appeal<\/span> to the party<\/span> that substantially prevailed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW APPEALS GRANTED AND HEARD (\u00a7 15.2-3605)\n\nAn appeal may be made to the Court of Appeals. Court costs shall be awarded as\nthe Court of Appeals determines. The costs in the Court of Appeals shall be\nawarded to the party substantially prevailing. If an appeal is taken from the\njudgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, in matters in which it\ngrants the petition for appeal, shall render a decision and award the costs of\nthe appeal to the party that substantially prevailed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-71; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-971; 1979, c. 85; 1997, c.\n587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}