Personal Actions Generally

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Personal Actions Generally.” It is part of Chapter 4 “Limitations of Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 8.01-243	Personal action for injury to person or property generally; extension in actions for malpractice against health care provider
§ 8.01-243.1	Actions for medical malpractice; minors
§ 8.01-243.2	Limitations of actions by confined persons; exhaustion
§ 8.01-244	Actions for wrongful death; limitation
§ 8.01-245	Limitation on actions upon the bond of any fiduciaries or as to suits against fiduciaries themselves; accrual of cause of action where execution sustained
§ 8.01-246	Personal actions based on contracts
§ 8.01-247	When action on contract governed by the law of another state or country barred in Virginia
§ 8.01-247.1	Limitation on action for defamation, etc
§ 8.01-248	Personal actions for which no other limitation is specified
§ 8.01-249	When cause of action shall be deemed to accrue in certain personal actions
§ 8.01-250	Limitation on certain actions for damages arising out of defective or unsafe condition of improvements to real property
§ 8.01-250.1	Limitation on actions involving removal of asbestos