Bill Text: VA HB2675 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Initiation of a civil action; duties of clerk of general district court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB2675 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HB2675-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2675 Offered January 14, 2019 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16.1-81.01, relating to initiation of a civil action; clerk of a general district court. ---------- Patron-- Tyler ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 16.1-81.01 as follows:

§16.1-81.01. Initiation of a civil action; action by a general district court clerk.

Within 14 days of receipt of a pleading initiating any civil action in the general district court, including an action for garnishment, the clerk of such general district court shall file, process, and issue for service of process such pleading.