{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-311","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-311","heading":"Continuance of action where service made on Commissioner, Secretary, and Clerk","body":"The court, in which an action is pending against a nonresident growing out of an accident or collision as specified in §§ 8.01-308 and 8.01-309, or in an action pending against a person or entity served with process through the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent pursuant to § 12.1-19.1, may order such continuances as necessary to afford such nonresident, person, or entity reasonable opportunity to defend the action.Code 1950, § 8-67.3; 1954, c. 547; 1977, c. 617; 2024, c. 454.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 8. Process","Article 4. Who to Be Served"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-311/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"63cccdc6678b3d02cdf86df22cac209c07fd0f221866e97ee4de5209cce934f7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-310","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}