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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376882</law_id><section_number>8.01-193</section_number><catch_line>Defense and hearing</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="19" identifier="18">Recovery of Claims Against the Commonwealth of Virginia</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In every such case, the Comptroller shall be a <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. He shall file an answer stating the objections to the claim. The cause shall be heard upon the <span class="dictionary">petition</span>, answer, and the <span class="dictionary">evidence</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-753; 1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
