CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURE
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    CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURE

    Appeal bonds; security for foreign judgments. Amending §§ 8.01-465.4 and 8.01-676.1. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1547)

    Arrest; service of warrant by a sheriff or deputy in a county in which he serves and any city surrounded thereby. Amending § 19.2-72. (Patron-Landes, HB 820)

    Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; referral of action to Workers' Compensation Commission. Amending §§ 8.01-273.1 and 38.2-5001. (Patron-Woodrum, HB 398)

    Bomb threats by a minor child; action against parent for damage caused thereby. Adding § 8.01-44.01. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1189; Brink, HB 1254)

    Child custody cases; school records may be received as evidence. Adding § 8.01-390.1. (Patron-Devolites, HB 1499)

    Child custody, visitation and support; mediation costs. Amending § 20-124.4. (Patron-Norment, SB 127)

    Child support; penalty for failure to withhold earnings therefor. Amending § 20-79.3. (Patron-Day, HB 765)

    Civil cases; tolling of statute of limitations during criminal prosecution arising from same incident. Amending § 8.01-229. (Patron-Watts, HB 702)

    Civil rights violations by State; attorney's fees. Adding § 8.01-4.3. (Patron-McEachin, HB 67)

    Compromises; release of liability, right of rescission. Amending § 8.01-425.1. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 735)

    Compromises on behalf of persons under a disability; expands options for payment. Amending § 8.01-424. (Patron-McEachin, HB 871)

    Debt; action on lost evidences. Amending § 8.01-32. (Patron-Trumbo, SB 59)

    Defibrillators, automated external; immunity of persons rendering. Amending §§ 8.01-225 and 32.1-111.14:1. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1049)

    Depositions; abolishes use as a basis for motion for summary judgment or a motion to strike evidence. Repealing § 8.01-420. (Patron-Howell, HB 753)

    Depositions; allows use as a basis for motion for summary judgment or a motion to strike evidence. Amending § 8.01-420. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 809; McClure, HB 1218)

    Depositions; permits use of video conferencing or teleconferencing. Amending §§ 8.01-412.2 and 8.01-412.4. (Patron-Mims, SB 385)

    District and circuit courts; may prescribe rules necessary to promote proper order and decorum. Amending § 8.01-4. (Patron-Joannou, HB 813)

    Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; liability of persons authorized to take blood sample. Amending § 18.2-268.5. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 524; Reynolds, SB 308)

    Employment information; employer who releases certain information about an employee shall be immune from civil liability. Adding § 8.01-46.1. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 1126)

    Eviction notices; service by sheriff. Amending § 8.01-470. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1205)

    Evidence; admissibility of habit of a person or routine practice of an organization. Adding § 8.01-397.1. (Patron-Norment, SB 331)

    Evidence; authenticity. Amending §§ 8.01-390 and 8.01-391. (Patron-Mims, SB 220)

    Fiduciaries; service of process on a nonresident trustee of an inter vivos trust. Amending § 26-7.1. (Patron-Howell, HB 750)

    Fireman's Rule; abolished. Amending § 8.01-226. (Patron-McEachin, HB 1224)

    Health insurance; liability for health care coverage decisions under managed care plans. Adding § 8.01-581.20:1. (Patron-Edwards, SB 287)

    Health insurance; liability for treatment decisions under managed care plans. Adding § 8.01-581.20:1. (Patron-McEachin, HB 92)

    Hospitals; elimination of insurance cap as limitation of liability. Amending § 8.01-38. (Patron-Williams, SB 405)

    Internet; liability for defamatory material thereon. Adding § 8.01-49.1. (Patron-Rust, HB 1269)

    Jury commissioners; appointment. Amending § 8.01-343. (Patron-Mims, SB 342)

    Jury list, master; purging of names of deceased and unqualified persons. Amending § 8.01-345. (Patron-Blevins, HB 1015; Forbes, SB 680)

    Lawyer discipline or disciplinary proceedings; attendance of witnesses and production of documents in interstate investigations. Adding § 54.1-3938.1. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 427; Edwards, SB 89)

    Lead hazard or contamination; accrual of action in cases of a home buyer or tenant. Amending § 8.01-243. (Patron-Drake, HB 1028)

    Lead-based paint; landlord liability concerning providing tenant with literature thereon. Adding § 8.01-226.7. (Patron-Drake, HB 1546)

    Mediation; dispute resolution. Amending §§ 8.01-576.5 and 8.01-576.6. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 1394)

    Medical evidence; admissible in juvenile and domestic relations district court. Amending § 16.1-245.1. (Patron-Watts, HB 482)

    Medical malpractice; review. Amending § 8.01-581.2. (Patron-Mims, SB 384)

    Medical records; use as evidence. Adding § 19.2-270.7. (Patron-Moran, HB 1259)

    Pleadings; shall be deemed filed upon delivery by express mail service. Adding § 8.01-271.2. (Patron-Robinson, HB 992)

    Prisoners; procedure for suits thereby. Amending § 8.01-195.3; adding §§ 8.01-689 through 8.01-705; repealing § 8.01-243.2. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 848)

    Products produced in State; liability lawsuits. Adding § 8.01-44.6. (Patron-Ruff, HB 803)

    Property damage by minors; increases liability of parent. Adding § 8.01-44.6. (Patron-Clement, HB 175)

    Property damage by minors; increases liability of parent. Amending § 8.01-43. (Patron-McQuigg, HB 595)

    Rental property; admissibility of evidence of damages thereto. Adding § 8.01-416.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 1103)

    Roadway litter pick-up program for probationers; civil immunity for officials participating therein. Adding § 8.01-226.7. (Patron-Wampler, SB 614)

    Service of process; applicable to persons who have completed training as prescribed by Department of Criminal Justice Services. Amending § 8.01-293. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 1155)

    Statute of limitations; tolling in workers' compensation payments. Amending § 8.01-229. (Patron-McEachin, HB 870)

    Suits; damages for loss of income not diminished by reimbursement. Amending § 8.01-35. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 1396)

    Suits; definition of covenant not to sue to include a "high-low" agreement. Amending § 8.01-35.1. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 447)

    Suits; disclosure of plaintiff's attorney's fees to jury. Amending § 8.01-379.1. (Patron-McClure, HB 1066)

    Taxes, local; collection by treasurer, service of process, etc. Amending §§ 58.1-3128, 58.1-3921 and 58.1-3958. (Patron-Howell, HB 751)

    Tenant termination; hearing on summons for unlawful detainer. Amending § 8.01-126. (Patron-McClure, HB 1303)

    Transportation projects; liability for injunctions which delay. Adding § 8.01-38.2. (Patron-Barry, SB 299)

    Transportation projects; liability for lawsuits which delay. Adding § 8.01-38.2. (Patron-Barry, SB 298)

    Trials; basis for motion for summary judgment. Adding § 8.01-377.2. (Patron-Howell, HB 754)

    Trials; procedure for dismissal of action by nonsuit. Amending § 8.01-380. (Patron-Howell, HB 844)

    Witnesses; summons may be issued by an attorney, Virginia Bar Association, et al., to study effectiveness thereof. Amending §§ 8.01-407, 8.01-413, 16.1-89, 16.1-265 and 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1213)


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