{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-644","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-644","heading":"Application for mandamus or prohibition","body":"Except as provided in § 2.2-3713, application for a writ of mandamus or a writ of prohibition shall be on petition verified by oath, after the party against whom the writ is prayed has been served with a copy of the petition and notice of the intended application a reasonable time before such application is made.Code 1950, § 8-704; 1977, c. 617; 2009, c. 634.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 25. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS","Article 2. MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-644/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"1c3ee37ef4ebdadc4ba2bc5aef0993f76494eb848405c494f1c9d794b89accff","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-643","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-644.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}