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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377104</law_id><section_number>8.01-289</section_number><catch_line>No service of process on Sunday; exceptions</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="17" identifier="8">Process</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No civil process shall be served on Sunday, except in cases of <span class="dictionary">persons</span> escaping out of <span class="dictionary">custody</span>, or where it is otherwise expressly provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-4.2; 1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
