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It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506355,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377731,"identifier":"8.01-645","token":"8.01\/25\/2\/8.01-645","url":"\/8.01-645\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-645\/","token":"8.01\/25\/2\/8.01-645","dublin_core":{"Title":"What petition to state; where presented","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-645","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> shall state plainly and concisely the grounds of the application, concluding with a prayer for the <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span>, and shall be presented to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, unless the application is to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT PETITION TO STATE; WHERE PRESENTED (\u00a7 8.01-645)\n\nThe petition shall state plainly and concisely the grounds of the application,\nconcluding with a prayer for the writ, and shall be presented to the court\nhaving jurisdiction, unless the application is to the Court of Appeals or the\nSupreme Court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-705; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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"}}