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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377729</law_id><section_number>8.01-644.1</section_number><catch_line>Limitations of actions for petition for mandamus</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="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="55" identifier="25">Extraordinary Writs</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Mandamus and Prohibition</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for extraordinary <span class="dictionary">writ of mandamus</span>, filed by or on behalf of a <span class="dictionary">person</span> confined in a state correctional facility, shall be brought within one year after the <span class="dictionary">cause of action</span> accrues.</p></section></text><history>1998, c. 596.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
