{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-645","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-645","heading":"What petition to state; where presented","body":"The petition shall state plainly and concisely the grounds of the application, concluding with a prayer for the writ, and shall be presented to the court having jurisdiction, unless the application is to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.Code 1950, § 8-705; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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/8.01-645/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"73da488829b9870667e5d4195f960ff66c873cab2c2741c72f46af9862c0e591","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-644.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-646"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}