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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377725,"identifier":"8.01-640","token":"8.01\/25\/1\/8.01-640","url":"\/8.01-640\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-640\/","token":"8.01\/25\/1\/8.01-640","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judgment when defendant fails to appear","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-640","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> fails to appear in accordance with the <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may hear proof of the <span class=\"dictionary\">allegations<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span>, and if the <span class=\"dictionary\">allegations<\/span> are sustained, shall give <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> accordingly.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDGMENT WHEN DEFENDANT FAILS TO APPEAR (\u00a7 8.01-640)\n\nIf the defendant fails to appear in accordance with the writ, the court may hear\nproof of the allegations of the petition, and if the allegations are sustained,\nshall give judgment accordingly.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-862; 1977, c. 617.","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"}}