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HOUSE BILL NO. 820 Offered January 24, 2000 A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-295 of the Code of Virginia, relating to where sheriff may serve process. ---------- Patrons-- Landes and Weatherholtz; Senator: Hanger ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 8.01-295 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 8.01-295. Territorial limits within which sheriff may serve process in his official capacity; process appearing to be duly served.

The sheriff may execute such process, including process issued pursuant to § 19.2-71, throughout the political subdivision in which he serves and in any contiguous county or city. If the process appears to be duly served, and is good in other respects, it shall be deemed valid although not directed to an officer, or if directed to any officer, though executed by some other person. This section shall not be construed to require the sheriff to serve such process in any jurisdiction other than in his own.