{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-318","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-318","heading":"Appeal on writ of error to judgment for contempt","body":"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.Code 1950, § 19.1-283; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495; 1979, c. 649; 1984, c. 703.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 19. EXCEPTIONS AND WRITS OF ERROR"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-318/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"7cde05e3fc542a60aded2c2e09af18b102893ebb3d68cc4a30a725b71ecf63e7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-317.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}