Continuance of action where service made on Commissioner, Secretary, and Clerk

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-311
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The court, in which an action is pending against a nonresident growing out of an accident or collision as specified in §§ 8.01-308 and 8.01-309 , or in an action pending against a person or entity served with process through the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent pursuant to § 12.1-19.1 , may order such continuances as necessary to afford such nonresident, person, or entity reasonable opportunity to defend the action. Code 1950, § 8-67.3; 1954, c. 547; 1977, c. 617; 2024, c. 454 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-311/Fetched: 10/17/2026

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