{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-66.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-66.8","heading":"Petition to enforce lien","body":"If suit is instituted by an injured person or his personal representative against the person, firm, or corporation allegedly causing the person's injuries, a hospital, nursing home, physician, nurse, or emergency medical services agency that provided emergency medical services or emergency medical services vehicle transportation, in lieu of proceeding according to §§ 8.01-66.5 to 8.01-66.7, may file in the court wherein such suit is pending a petition to enforce the lien provided for in § 8.01-66.2 or 8.01-66.9. Such petition shall be heard and disposed of in a summary way.Code 1950, § 32-146; 1979, c. 722; 1980, c. 623; 2003, cc. 455, 525; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 3. ACTIONS","Article 7.1. LIEN FOR HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND NURSING SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-66.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"48ceddcfbd0cb3252e687611e414e1fda31a4454a39d66d3b4ffdce90c51ebe9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-66.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-66.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}