Virginia Code 8.01-288: Process received in time good though neither served nor accepted
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Except for process commencing actions for divorce or annulment of marriage or other actions wherein service of process is specifically prescribed by statute, process which has reached the person to whom it is directed within the time prescribed by law, if any, shall be sufficient although not served or accepted as provided in this chapter.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-288
- Person: shall include individuals, a trust, an estate, a partnership, an association, an order, a corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity;
6. See Virginia Code 8.01-2
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Code 1950, § 8-53; 1977, c. 617; 1987, c. 594; 1988, c. 583.