General Provisions
This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Title 17.1, titled “Courts Of Record.” It’s comprised of the following 33 sections.
- § 17.1-100
- Judicial performance evaluation program
- § 17.1-101
- Time within which a judge may qualify; failure vacates office
- § 17.1-102
- Justices and judges not permitted to practice law or seek or hold elective or other office
- § 17.1-103
- Residence requirements of judges
- § 17.1-104
- In election by court, votes to be recorded
- § 17.1-105
- Designation of judges to hold courts and assist other judges
- § 17.1-106
- Temporary recall of retired judges
- § 17.1-107
- Designation of judge to assist regular judge holding case under advisement for unreasonable length of time
- § 17.1-108
- Repealed
- § 17.1-109
- Judges pro tempore
- § 17.1-110
- Their appointment and powers
- § 17.1-111
- Compensation
- § 17.1-112
- Sheriff to attend court as its officer
- § 17.1-113
- Places of holding courts; certain orders and decrees entered elsewhere
- § 17.1-114
- When and how changed
- § 17.1-115
- How order or warrant making change posted
- § 17.1-116
- Change of place or time for holding session of Supreme Court
- § 17.1-117
- Certain acts of courts held at improper places confirmed
- § 17.1-118
- Display of flags in courtrooms
- § 17.1-119
- Courts may adjourn for a period not exceeding thirty days
- § 17.1-120
- Adjournment from day to day; effect of failure to sit on day to which adjourned
- § 17.1-121
- Effect of change of time or place of court or failure to sit generally
- § 17.1-122
- Matters not determined to stand continued
- § 17.1-123
- How orders are recorded and signed
- § 17.1-124
- Order books; automated systems
- § 17.1-125
- Trust fund order book
- § 17.1-126
- Repealed
- § 17.1-128
- Recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain civil cases and cost thereof; cost of transcripts; preservation of original notes or records; certified transcript prima facie correct
- § 17.1-128.1
- Recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain misdemeanor cases
- § 17.1-129
- Filing date and time to be noted on papers
- § 17.1-130
- Execution of judgments and decrees of courts no longer existing
- § 17.1-131
- Jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus in matters pertaining to action of service district commission
- § 17.1-132
- Courts Technology Fund