Virginia HB 128: Court order; motion or petition for rule to show cause for violation.

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18103433D

HOUSE BILL NO. 128 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled December 18, 2017 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 8.01-274.1, relating to motion or petition for rule to show cause. 
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Patron-- Miyares 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section 
 numbered 8.01-274.1 as follows: 

� 8.01-274.1. Motion 
 or petition for rule to show cause 
 for violation of court order.

Except as otherwise 
 provided by law, any party requesting a rule to show cause 
 for a violation of a court 
 order in any civil action shall file with the court a 
 motion, petition, 
 or form prescribed by the Supreme Court of Virginia. 
 The motion, petition, 
 or form shall include facts identifying with particularity 
 the violation of a specific court order and be sworn to or accompanied by an 
 affidavit setting forth such facts. A rule to show cause entered by the court 
 shall be served on the person alleged to have violated the court order, 
 along with the accompanying motion, 
 petition, or form and any affidavit 
 filed with such motion, 
 petition, or form.