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2013 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.01-262 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.01-262. Category B or permissible venue.
In any actions to which this chapter applies except those actions enumerated in Category A where preferred venue is specified, one or more of the following counties or cities shall be permissible forums, such forums being sometimes referred to as "Category B" in this title:
1. Wherein the defendant resides or has his principal place of
employment or, if the defendant is a corporation, wherein its mayor, rector,
president or other chief officer resides not an individual, wherein its
principal office or principal place of business is located;
2. Wherein the defendant has a registered office, has
appointed an agent to receive process, or such agent has been appointed by
operation of the law; or, in case of withdrawal from this the
Commonwealth by such defendant, wherein venue herein was proper at the time of
such withdrawal;
3. Wherein Provided there exists any practical nexus
to the forum including, but not limited to, the location of fact witnesses,
plaintiffs, or other evidence to the action, wherein the defendant
regularly conducts substantial business activity, or in the case of withdrawal
from this the Commonwealth by such defendant, wherein venue
herein was proper at the time of such withdrawal;
4. Wherein the cause of action, or any part thereof, arose;
5. In actions to recover or partition personal property, whether tangible or intangible, the county or city:
(a) a. Wherein such property is physically
located; or
(b) b. Wherein the evidence of such property is
located;
(c) c. And if subdivisions 5 (a) a
and 5 (b) b do not apply, wherein the plaintiff resides.
6. In actions against a fiduciary as defined in § 8.01-2 appointed under court authority, the county or city wherein such fiduciary qualified;
7. In actions for improper message transmission or misdelivery wherein the message was transmitted or delivered or wherein the message was accepted for delivery or was misdelivered;
8. In actions arising based on delivery of goods, wherein the goods were received;
9. If there is no other forum available in subdivisions 1 through 8 of this category, then the county or city where the defendant has property or debts owing to him subject to seizure by any civil process; or
10. Wherein any of the plaintiffs reside if (i) all of the defendants are unknown or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth or if (ii) there is no other forum available under any other provisions of § 8.01-261 or this section.