HB95: Court of Appeals; jurisdiction, contempt of court.
HOUSE BILL NO. 95
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 17.1-405 and 19.2-318 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-405. Appellate jurisdiction -- Administrative agency, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and domestic relations appeals.
Any aggrieved party may appeal to the Court of Appeals from:
1. Any final decision of a circuit court on appeal from (i) a decision of an administrative agency, or (ii) a grievance hearing decision issued pursuant to § 2.2-3005;
2. Any final decision of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission;
3. Any final judgment, order, or decree of a circuit court involving:
a. Affirmance or annulment of a marriage;
b. Divorce;
c. Custody;
d. Spousal or child support;
e. The control or disposition of a child;
f. Any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 or Title 20;
g. Adoption under Chapter 12 (§ 63.2-1200 et seq.) of Title
63.2; or
h. A final grievance hearing decision issued pursuant to subsection B of § 2.2-3007; or
i. Any judgment holding or failing to hold a person in civil or criminal contempt of court in accordance with § 19.2-318.
4. Any interlocutory decree or order entered in any of the cases listed in this section (i) granting, dissolving, or denying an injunction or (ii) adjudicating the principles of a cause.
§ 19.2-318. Appeal on writ of error to judgment for contempt.
From a judgment for any holding or failing to hold a person in
civil contempt of court,
an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals. A writ of error shall lie from
the Court of Appeals to a judgment for holding or failing to hold a person in
criminal contempt of court. This section shall also be construed to authorize
an appeal from or writ of error to a judgment of a circuit court rendered on
appeal from a judgment of a district court
for holding or failing
to hold a person in civil or criminal contempt.