Bill Text: VA SB1209 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Personal jurisdiction or defective process; waiver of objection.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710) [SB1209 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-SB1209-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 710 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-277.1, relating to personal jurisdiction; special appearance. [S 1209] Approved March 26, 2011

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 8.01-277.1 as follows:

§ 8.01-277.1. Objections to personal jurisdiction or defective process; what constitutes waiver.

A. Except as provided in § 8.01-277, a person waives any objection to personal jurisdiction or defective process if he engages in conduct related to adjudicating the merits of the case, including, but not limited to:

1. Filing a demurrer, plea in bar, answer, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim;

2. Conducting discovery, except as provided in subsection B;

3. Seeking a ruling on the merits of the case; or

4. Actively participating in proceedings related to determining the merits of the case.

B. A person does not waive any objection to personal jurisdiction or defective process if he engages in conduct unrelated to adjudicating the merits of the case, including, but not limited to:

1. Requesting or agreeing to an extension of time;

2. Agreeing to a scheduling order;

3. Conducting discovery authorized by the court related to adjudicating the objection;

4. Observing or attending proceedings in the case;

5. Filing a motion to transfer venue pursuant to § 8.01-264 when such motion is filed contemporaneously with the objection; or

6. Removing the case to federal court.