Tort Claims Against the Commonwealth of Virginia

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This is Article 18.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Tort Claims Against the Commonwealth of Virginia.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 8.01-195.1	Short title
§ 8.01-195.2	Definitions
§ 8.01-195.3	Commonwealth, transportation district or locality liable for damages in certain cases
§ 8.01-195.4	Jurisdiction of claims under this article; right to jury trial; service on Commonwealth or locality; amending amount of claim
§ 8.01-195.5	Settlement of certain cases
§ 8.01-195.6	Notice of claim
§ 8.01-195.7	Statute of limitations
§ 8.01-195.8	Release of further claims
§ 8.01-195.9	Claims evaluation program