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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 873<\/a> and 874<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1396809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351691,"identifier":"19.2-327.6","token":"19.2\/19.2\/19.2-327.6","url":"\/19.2-327.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-327.6\/","token":"19.2\/19.2\/19.2-327.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Claims of relief","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-327.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An action under this chapter or the performance of any attorney representing the petitioner under this chapter shall not form the basis for relief in any habeas corpus<\/span> or appellate<\/span> proceeding. Nothing in this chapter shall create any cause of action<\/span> for damages<\/span> against the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or any officers, employees or agents of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLAIMS OF RELIEF (\u00a7 19.2-327.6)\n\nAn action under this chapter or the performance of any attorney representing the\npetitioner under this chapter shall not form the basis for relief in any habeas\ncorpus or appellate proceeding. Nothing in this chapter shall create any cause\nof action for damages against the Commonwealth or any of its political\nsubdivisions or any officers, employees or agents of the Commonwealth or its\npolitical subdivisions.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, cc. 873, 874.","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"}}