Mandamus And Prohibition
This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Mandamus And Prohibition.” It is part of Title 8.01, titled “Civil Remedies And Procedure.” It is part of Chapter 25, titled “Extraordinary Writs.” It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.
- § 8.01-644
- Application for mandamus or prohibition
- § 8.01-644.1
- Limitations of actions for petition for mandamus
- § 8.01-645
- What petition to state; where presented
- § 8.01-646
- When writ awarded if no defense made
- § 8.01-647
- Defense; how made
- § 8.01-648
- What judgment to be rendered
- § 8.01-649
- Proceedings when application is to Supreme Court or Court of Appeals
- § 8.01-650
- Suspension of proceedings, where prohibition applied for
- § 8.01-651
- Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals
- § 8.01-652
- Service of writ; how obedience enforced
- § 8.01-653
- Mandamus to secure construction of act directing payment out of treasury of the Commonwealth
- § 8.01-653.1
- Mandamus to secure construction of act granting power to incur certain obligations for transportation needs