Virginia

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§ 30-8 Member must obey writ of habeas corpus

Any court or judge awarding a writ of habeas corpus, directed to a member of the General Assembly, shall have power to compel obedience to such writ.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1919, as § 301.

Code 1919, § 301.

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The text of this law was last verified on Aug 02, 2026. But if you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 30-8 on the official Code of Virginia website.

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Court Decisions

Katrina Robertson v. United States (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/22/25)
. . . USCA4 Appeal: 24-1508 Doc: 48 Filed: 07/22/2025 Pg: 1 of 11 . . .
In re: Application of Newbrook (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 04/20/22)
. . . USCA4 Appeal: 20-2268 Doc: 52 Filed: 04/20/2022 Pg: 1 of 17 . . .
In re: Application of Newbrook (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 04/20/22)
. . . PUBLISHED . . .
Wade v. Blue (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 05/26/04)
. . . 369 F.3d 407 . . .
Wade v. Blue (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 05/26/04)
. . . Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING . . .
Dooley v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 06/22/12)
. . . MEMORANDUM OPINION . . .
United States v. Master Giddins (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/06/17)
. . . AGEE, Circuit Judge, . . .
Clark v. Commonwealth (SCV, 04/22/88)
. . . 367 S.E.2d 483 (1988) . . .
. . . Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. Western Pocahontas . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/13/19)
. . . PUBLISHED . . .
Key v. Robertson (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 06/05/09)
. . . 626 F.Supp.2d 566 (2009) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB650: Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty. (failed)
HB1265: Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, definition, penalty
SB351: Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.