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2016 SESSION

16103023D
SENATE BILL NO. 590
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 13, 2016
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 17.1 a section numbered 17.1-705.2, relating to when circuit courts open; Judicial Council.
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Patron-- Obenshain
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 17.1 a section numbered 17.1-705.2 as follows:

§ 17.1-705.2. Days when circuit courts shall be open.

Subject to § 2.2-3300 and § 17.1-207, the Judicial Council may determine when the circuit courts of the Commonwealth shall be open for business. Any closing of the circuit courts pursuant to this section shall have the same effect as provided in subsection B of § 1-210.