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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377021</law_id><section_number>8.01-24</section_number><catch_line>Writ of scire facias abolished; substitutes therefor</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="3" identifier="2">Parties</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Writ of Scire Facias Abolished</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">writ</span> of scire facias is hereby abolished. Relief heretofore available by scire facias may be obtained by appropriate <span class="dictionary">action</span> or <span class="dictionary">motion</span> pursuant to applicable <span class="dictionary">statutes</span> and Rules of <span class="dictionary">Court</span>.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
