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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 783<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1389943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349927,"identifier":"17.1-1001","token":"17.1\/10\/17.1-1001","url":"\/17.1-1001\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-1001\/","token":"17.1\/10\/17.1-1001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability; waiver","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-1001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> This chapter applies to court reporting services<\/span> performed in the Commonwealth, whether a party<\/span> appears in person or by remote access, provided by: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A court reporter<\/span> or court reporting services provider<\/span>, whether or not based in the Commonwealth, in connection with a legal proceeding<\/span> that is commenced or maintained in the Commonwealth; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A court reporter<\/span> or court reporting services provider<\/span> based in the Commonwealth in connection with a legal proceeding<\/span> that is commenced or maintained in a foreign jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter shall not be waived or otherwise modified. Any waiver<\/span> or modification is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY; WAIVER (\u00a7 17.1-1001)\n\nA. This chapter applies to court reporting services performed in the\nCommonwealth, whether a party appears in person or by remote access, provided\nby:\n\n 1. A court reporter or court reporting services provider, whether or not based\n in the Commonwealth, in connection with a legal proceeding that is commenced\n or maintained in the Commonwealth; or\n\n 2. A court reporter or court reporting services provider based in the\n Commonwealth in connection with a legal proceeding that is commenced or\n maintained in a foreign jurisdiction.\n\nB. The provisions of this chapter shall not be waived or otherwise modified. Any\nwaiver or modification is contrary to public policy and is void and\nunenforceable.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 783.","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"}}