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No party, after having made an objection or motion known to the court, shall be required to (i) make such objection or motion again in order to preserve his right to appeal, challenge, or move for reconsideration of, a ruling, order, or action of the court or (ii) move for reconsideration in order to preserve his right to appeal a ruling, order, or action of the court, even if such ruling, order, or action is without prejudice to a motion to reconsider. No party shall be deemed to have agreed to, or acquiesced in, any written order of a trial court so as to forfeit his right to contest such order on appeal except by express written agreement in his endorsement of the order. Arguments made at trial via written pleading, memorandum, recital of objections in a final order, oral argument reduced to transcript, or agreed written statements of facts shall, unless expressly withdrawn or waived, be deemed preserved therein for assertion on appeal.\n\nB\n\nThe failure to make a motion for a new trial in any case in which an appeal, writ of error, or supersedeas lies to or from a higher court shall not be deemed a waiver of any objection made during the trial if such objection be properly made a part of the record.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1407895,"text":"Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of the court shall be unnecessary; but for all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary, it shall be sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought, makes known to the court the action which he desires the court to take or his objections to the action of the court and his grounds therefor; and, if a party has no opportunity to object to a ruling or order at the time it is made, the absence of an objection shall not thereafter prejudice him on motion for a new trial or on appeal. No party, after having made an objection or motion known to the court, shall be required to (i) make such objection or motion again in order to preserve his right to appeal, challenge, or move for reconsideration of, a ruling, order, or action of the court or (ii) move for reconsideration in order to preserve his right to appeal a ruling, order, or action of the court, even if such ruling, order, or action is without prejudice to a motion to reconsider. No party shall be deemed to have agreed to, or acquiesced in, any written order of a trial court so as to forfeit his right to contest such order on appeal except by express written agreement in his endorsement of the order. Arguments made at trial via written pleading, memorandum, recital of objections in a final order, oral argument reduced to transcript, or agreed written statements of facts shall, unless expressly withdrawn or waived, be deemed preserved therein for assertion on appeal.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1407896,"text":"The failure to make a motion for a new trial in any case in which an appeal, writ of error, or supersedeas lies to or from a higher court shall not be deemed a waiver of any objection made during the trial if such objection be properly made a part of the record.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":53617,"edition_id":2,"name":"Certain Incidents of Trial","identifier":"13","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":25,"parent_id":53558,"metadata":{"child_laws":21,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:19:27","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:19","permalink":{"id":1504273,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53617,"identifier":"13","token":"8.01\/13","url":"\/8.01\/13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53558,"edition_id":2,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":12,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1095,"child_structures":142},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:32","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:09","permalink":{"id":1504031,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53558,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":377211,"structure_id":53617,"section_number":"8.01-374","catch_line":"Procedure when original papers in cause are lost","url":"\/8.01-374\/","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-374","metadata":false},{"id":377210,"structure_id":53617,"section_number":"8.01-374.1","catch_line":"Consolidation or bifurcation of issues or claims in certain cases; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 558; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1992, chapter 564; in 2024, chapter 57<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504343,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377232,"identifier":"8.01-384","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-384","url":"\/8.01-384\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-384\/","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-384","dublin_core":{"Title":"Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of court unnecessary; motion for new trial unnecessary in certain cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-384","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Formal exceptions to rulings or orders<\/span> of the court<\/span> shall be unnecessary; but for all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary, it shall be sufficient that a party<\/span>, at the time the ruling or order<\/span> of the court<\/span> is made or sought, makes known to the court<\/span> the action<\/span> which he desires the court<\/span> to take or his objections to the action<\/span> of the court<\/span> and his grounds therefor; and, if a party<\/span> has no opportunity to object<\/span> to a ruling or order<\/span> at the time it is made, the absence of an objection shall not thereafter prejudice him on motion<\/span> for a new trial<\/span> or on appeal<\/span>. No party<\/span>, after having made an objection or motion<\/span> known to the court<\/span>, shall be required to (i) make such objection or motion<\/span> again in order<\/span> to preserve his right to appeal<\/span>, challenge, or move for reconsideration of, a ruling, order<\/span>, or action<\/span> of the court<\/span> or (ii) move for reconsideration in order<\/span> to preserve his right to appeal<\/span> a ruling, order<\/span>, or action<\/span> of the court<\/span>, even if such ruling, order<\/span>, or action<\/span> is without prejudice to a motion<\/span> to reconsider. No party<\/span> shall be deemed to have agreed to, or acquiesced in, any written order<\/span> of a trial<\/span> court<\/span> so as to forfeit his right to contest such order<\/span> on appeal<\/span> except by express written agreement in his endorsement of the order<\/span>. Arguments made at trial<\/span> via written pleading, memorandum<\/span>, recital of objections in a final order<\/span>, oral argument<\/span> reduced to transcript<\/span>, or agreed written statements of facts<\/span> shall, unless expressly withdrawn or waived, be deemed preserved therein for assertion on appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The failure to make a motion<\/span> for a new trial<\/span> in any case in which an appeal<\/span>, writ<\/span> of error, or supersedeas lies to or from a higher court<\/span> shall not be deemed a waiver<\/span> of any objection made during the trial<\/span> if such objection be properly made a part of the record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORMAL EXCEPTIONS TO RULINGS OR ORDERS OF COURT UNNECESSARY; MOTION FOR NEW\nTRIAL UNNECESSARY IN CERTAIN CASES (\u00a7 8.01-384)\n\nA. Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of the court shall be unnecessary; but\nfor all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary, it shall\nbe sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made\nor sought, makes known to the court the action which he desires the court to\ntake or his objections to the action of the court and his grounds therefor; and,\nif a party has no opportunity to object to a ruling or order at the time it is\nmade, the absence of an objection shall not thereafter prejudice him on motion\nfor a new trial or on appeal. No party, after having made an objection or motion\nknown to the court, shall be required to (i) make such objection or motion again\nin order to preserve his right to appeal, challenge, or move for reconsideration\nof, a ruling, order, or action of the court or (ii) move for reconsideration in\norder to preserve his right to appeal a ruling, order, or action of the court,\neven if such ruling, order, or action is without prejudice to a motion to\nreconsider. No party shall be deemed to have agreed to, or acquiesced in, any\nwritten order of a trial court so as to forfeit his right to contest such order\non appeal except by express written agreement in his endorsement of the order.\nArguments made at trial via written pleading, memorandum, recital of objections\nin a final order, oral argument reduced to transcript, or agreed written\nstatements of facts shall, unless expressly withdrawn or waived, be deemed\npreserved therein for assertion on appeal.\n\nB. The failure to make a motion for a new trial in any case in which an appeal,\nwrit of error, or supersedeas lies to or from a higher court shall not be deemed\na waiver of any objection made during the trial if such objection be properly\nmade a part of the record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-225, 8-225.1; 1970, c. 558; 1977, c. 617; 1992, c.\n564; 2024, c. 57.","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"}}