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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1502647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376056,"identifier":"64.2-2102","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2102","url":"\/64.2-2102\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2102\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Communication between courts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A court<\/span> of the Commonwealth may communicate with a court<\/span> in another state<\/span> concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court<\/span> may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the court<\/span> shall make a record<\/span> of the communication. The record<\/span> may be limited to the fact<\/span> that the communication occurred. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Courts<\/span> may communicate concerning schedules<\/span>, calendars, court<\/span> records<\/span>, and other administrative matters without making a record<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS (\u00a7 64.2-2102)\n\nA. A court of the Commonwealth may communicate with a court in another state\nconcerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the\nparties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in\nsubsection B, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may\nbe limited to the fact that the communication occurred.\n\nB. Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and\nother administrative matters without making a record.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1034; 2012, c. 614.","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"}}