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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 799 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1389675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349510,"identifier":"16.1-122.6","token":"16.1\/6\/5\/16.1-122.6","url":"\/16.1-122.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-122.6\/","token":"16.1\/6\/5\/16.1-122.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judgment and collection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-122.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The small claims <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall follow the procedures of the general district <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> and collection.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDGMENT AND COLLECTION (\u00a7 16.1-122.6)\n\nThe small claims court shall follow the procedures of the general district court\nin judgment and collection.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 799.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}