Failure to serve process; court may dismiss action if process has not been served within one year. (HB2521)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Dismissal for failure to serve process. Provides that a court may dismiss an action if process has not been served within one year. The court is required to give notice to the plaintiff 30 days before ordering the dismissal to provide him an opportunity to show that service was timely effected or that due diligence was exercised to have service timely effected. If such a showing is made, the case will remain on the court's docket. Read the Bill »
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Committee |
01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078904342 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
01/30/2007 | Read first time |
01/31/2007 | Read second time |
01/31/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/31/2007 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2521E |
01/31/2007 | Printed as engrossed 078904342-E |
02/01/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/02/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/19/2007 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/21/2007 | Read third time |
02/21/2007 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/21/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/21/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/21/2007 | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2007 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/22/2007 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/12/2007 | Enrolled |
03/12/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2521ER) |
03/12/2007 | Signed by President |
03/13/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
03/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/27/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) |