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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351679</law_id><section_number>19.2-327.14</section_number><catch_line>Claims of relief</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="54" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="30" identifier="19.3">Issuance of Writ of Actual Innocence Based on Nonbiological Evidence</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>An action under this chapter or the actions of any attorney representing the petitioner under this chapter shall not form the basis for relief in any <span class="dictionary">habeas corpus</span> proceeding. Nothing in this chapter shall create any <span class="dictionary">cause of action</span> for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> against the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions.</p></section></text><history>2004, c. 1024.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
