{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-275.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-275.1","heading":"When service of process is timely","body":"Service of process in an action or suit within twelve months of commencement of the action or suit against a defendant shall be timely as to that defendant. Service of process on a defendant more than twelve months after the suit or action was commenced shall be timely upon a finding by the court that the plaintiff exercised due diligence to have timely service made on the defendant.1994, c. 519.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 7. CIVIL ACTIONS; COMMENCEMENT, PLEADINGS, AND MOTIONS","Article 2. PLEADINGS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-275.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"dcdfd41cc7fbd6dc3d6a48b0323779701642be428f33b48d6c51d7bdf050b127","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-275","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-276"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}