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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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377304,"identifier":"8.01-414","token":"8.01\/14\/8\/8.01-414","url":"\/8.01-414\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-414\/","token":"8.01\/14\/8\/8.01-414","dublin_core":{"Title":"Affidavit prima facie evidence of nonresidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-414","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In any <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span>, an <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> that a <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> resides out of this Commonwealth, or is out of it, shall be prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span>, although such <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> be made by a <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, and without previous notice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAFFIDAVIT PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF NONRESIDENCE (\u00a7 8.01-414)\n\nIn any action, an affidavit that a witness or party resides out of this\nCommonwealth, or is out of it, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact,\nalthough such affidavit be made by a party, and without previous notice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-328; 1977, c. 617.","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"}}