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1996 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3908 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3908. Liability for words used in proceedings concerning conduct.
No attorney person, law corporation or limited
liability company shall be held liable in any civil action for words
written or spoken in any complaint regarding, proceeding concerning, or
investigation of, the professional conduct of any member of the bar of
Virginia State Bar, before any bar association or committee
thereof, unless it is proved by the plaintiff that the words were false, used
with actual malice and used without any reasonable or probable cause
unless it is shown that such statements were false and were made willfully and
maliciously.