Virginia § 8.01-683 - When Clerk of Supreme Court to transmit its decisions
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§ 8.01-683. When Clerk of Supreme Court to transmit its decisions
When any term of the Supreme Court is ended, or sooner if the court so direct, the Clerk thereof shall certify and transmit its decision to the clerk of the court or tribunal below, as the case may be, except that it shall not be his duty to certify or transmit a copy of a judgment of affirmance unless the appellee shall have paid all fees due from him in the case, or shall endorse on such copy so much of the judgment, for the benefit of the clerk, as the unpaid fees shall amount to. If any clerk fail to comply with this section for twenty days, except as aforesaid, he shall forfeit fifty dollars to any person aggrieved thereby.
Code 1950, § 8-496; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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