{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-652","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-652","heading":"Service of writ; how obedience enforced","body":"Service of a copy of the order awarding the writ shall be equivalent to service of the writ, and obedience to the writ or order may be enforced by process of contempt.Code 1950, § 8-713; 1977, c. 617.","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/8.01-652/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"18a2552556ada4c079d5f775c4630f08dfe7fc99da1cbcc259b9822ccc14b1b4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-651","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-653"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}