CODE OF VIRGINIA PROPER VENUE; PREFERRED FORUM IN CERTAIN ACTIONS; PERMISSIBLE FORUMS FOR OTHER ACTIONS (§ 8.01-260) Except for those actions expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter, and subject to the provisions of §§ 8.01-264 and 8.01-265, the venue for any action shall be deemed proper only if laid in accordance with the provisions of §§ 8.01-261 and 8.01-262. HISTORY: 1977, c. 617.