{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-280","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-280","heading":"Pleadings may be sworn to before clerk; affidavit of belief sufficient","body":"Any pleading to be filed in any court may be sworn to before the clerk or any officer authorized to administer oath thereof; and when an affidavit is required in support of any pleading or as a prerequisite to the issuance thereof, it shall be sufficient if the affiant swear that he believes it to be true.Code 1950, § 8-131; 1977, c. 617.","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/8.01-280/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"35f0794278beee4c62a8374e77ceea31654daec6f75795a73afd990404ea2835","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-279","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-281"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}