Privilege From Civil Arrest

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Privilege From Civil Arrest.” It is part of Chapter 8 “Process”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 2 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 2 sections.

§ 8.01-327.1 Definition of "arrest under civil process."
§ 8.01-327.2 Who are privileged from arrest under civil process