CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION (§ 8.01-644)

Except as provided in § 2.2-3713, application for a writ of mandamus or a writ
of prohibition shall be on petition verified by oath, after the party against
whom the writ is prayed has been served with a copy of the petition and notice
of the intended application a reasonable time before such application is made.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-704; 1977, c. 617; 2009, c. 634.