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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1980, chapter 504; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":367691,"section_number":"53.1-221","catch_line":"Appointment of committee; bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-221\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1464765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367692,"identifier":"53.1-222","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-222","url":"\/53.1-222\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-222\/","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-222","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and liabilities of committee; prosecution and defense of suits to which prisoner is party","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-222","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A committee appointed pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-221<\/a> may sue and be sued in respect to all claims or demands of every nature in favor of or against such prisoner and against any of the prisoner’s estate. All actions or suits to which the prisoner is a party<\/span> at the time of his conviction<\/span> shall be prosecuted or defended, as the case may be, by such committee after ten days’ notice of the pendency thereof, which notice shall be given by the clerk of the court<\/span> in which the same are pending.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND LIABILITIES OF COMMITTEE; PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE OF SUITS TO WHICH\nPRISONER IS PARTY (\u00a7 53.1-222)\n\nA committee appointed pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-221 may sue and be sued in respect to\nall claims or demands of every nature in favor of or against such prisoner and\nagainst any of the prisoner’s estate. All actions or suits to which the\nprisoner is a party at the time of his conviction shall be prosecuted or\ndefended, as the case may be, by such committee after ten days’ notice of\nthe pendency thereof, which notice shall be given by the clerk of the court in\nwhich the same are pending.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-307; 1980, c. 504; 1982, c. 636.","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"}}