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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-318 — Appeal on writ of error to judgment for contempt

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 19: Exceptions and Writs of Error, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-318

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-318Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

From a judgment for any civil contempt of court an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals. A writ of error shall lie from the Court of Appeals to a judgment for criminal contempt of court. This section shall also be construed to authorize an appeal from or writ of error to a judgment of a circuit court rendered on appeal from a judgment of a district court for civil or criminal contempt.

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