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The clerk of such court or tribunal shall return the record upon the request of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. As soon as a case is decided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall cause the appendix and the briefs of counsel to be recorded and preserved in any manner which meets archival standards as recommended by the Archives and Records Division of The Library of Virginia.\n\t\t\tThe manuscript of the record in a case in which an opinion was delivered prior to 1950 by the Supreme Court upon refusal of an appeal shall not be destroyed and shall be retained by the clerk of such court in his files.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1409148,"text":"The Supreme Court may, when a case has before been in an appellate court, inspect the record upon the former appeal; and the court may, in any case, after reasonable notice to counsel in the appellate court, award a writ of certiorari to the clerk of the court below, and have brought before it, when part of a record is omitted, the whole or any part of such record.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1409149,"text":"When an appeal is refused or after it has been allowed and decided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall return the record to the clerk of the circuit court or other tribunal. The clerk of such court or tribunal shall return the record upon the request of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. As soon as a case is decided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall cause the appendix and the briefs of counsel to be recorded and preserved in any manner which meets archival standards as recommended by the Archives and Records Division of The Library of Virginia.\n\t\t\tThe manuscript of the record in a case in which an opinion was delivered prior to 1950 by the Supreme Court upon refusal of an appeal shall not be destroyed and shall be retained by the clerk of such court in his files.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":53690,"edition_id":2,"name":"The Record","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":53686,"metadata":{"child_laws":1,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:20:42","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:27","permalink":{"id":1506487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53690,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/26\/3","url":"\/8.01\/26\/3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53686,"edition_id":2,"name":"Appeals to the Supreme Court","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":57,"parent_id":53558,"metadata":{"child_laws":11,"child_structures":4},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:20:42","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:27","permalink":{"id":1506457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53686,"identifier":"26","token":"8.01\/26","url":"\/8.01\/26\/","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":377780,"structure_id":53690,"section_number":"8.01-673","catch_line":"Inspection and return of records; certiorari when part of record is omitted; binding or retention of records","url":"\/8.01-673\/","token":"8.01\/26\/3\/8.01-673","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-673\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1974, chapter 532; in 1977, chapters 449 and 617; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1988, chapter 324; in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377780,"identifier":"8.01-673","token":"8.01\/26\/3\/8.01-673","url":"\/8.01-673\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-673\/","token":"8.01\/26\/3\/8.01-673","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection and return of records; certiorari when part of record is omitted; binding or retention of records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-673","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Supreme Court<\/span> may, when a case has before been in an appellate<\/span> court<\/span>, inspect the record upon the former appeal<\/span>; and the court<\/span> may, in any case, after reasonable notice to counsel<\/span> in the appellate<\/span> court<\/span>, award a writ of certiorari<\/span> to the clerk of the court<\/span> below, and have brought before it, when part of a record is omitted, the whole or any part of such record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When an appeal<\/span> is refused or after it has been allowed and decided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall return the record to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> or other tribunal. The clerk of such court<\/span> or tribunal shall return the record upon the request of the Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span>. As soon as a case is decided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall cause the appendix and the briefs<\/span> of counsel<\/span> to be recorded and preserved in any manner which meets archival standards as recommended by the Archives and Records Division of The Library of Virginia.\n\t\t\tThe manuscript of the record in a case in which an opinion<\/span> was delivered prior to 1950 by the Supreme Court<\/span> upon refusal of an appeal<\/span> shall not be destroyed and shall be retained by the clerk of such court<\/span> in his files. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION AND RETURN OF RECORDS; CERTIORARI WHEN PART OF RECORD IS OMITTED;\nBINDING OR RETENTION OF RECORDS (\u00a7 8.01-673)\n\nA. The Supreme Court may, when a case has before been in an appellate court,\ninspect the record upon the former appeal; and the court may, in any case, after\nreasonable notice to counsel in the appellate court, award a writ of certiorari\nto the clerk of the court below, and have brought before it, when part of a\nrecord is omitted, the whole or any part of such record.\n\nB. When an appeal is refused or after it has been allowed and decided, the Clerk\nof the Supreme Court shall return the record to the clerk of the circuit court\nor other tribunal. The clerk of such court or tribunal shall return the record\nupon the request of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. As soon as a case is\ndecided, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall cause the appendix and the briefs\nof counsel to be recorded and preserved in any manner which meets archival\nstandards as recommended by the Archives and Records Division of The Library of\nVirginia.\n\t\t\tThe manuscript of the record in a case in which an opinion was delivered\nprior to 1950 by the Supreme Court upon refusal of an appeal shall not be\ndestroyed and shall be retained by the clerk of such court in his files.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-473, 8-501; 1974, c. 532; 1977, cc. 449, 617; 1984,\nc. 703; 1988, c. 324; 1994, c. 64.","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"}}