The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all pro se civil actions for money damages brought under the laws of this Commonwealth, or for injunctive, declaratory, or mandamus relief, brought by prisoners incarcerated in any state or local correctional facility, including a facility operated pursuant to the Corrections Private Services Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.).
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-690
Applicability provisions
Known as the Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (9 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lockett v. Davis (2014)
Most recently applied in Lockett v. Davis (December 2014)
2002, c. 871; 2025, c. 337.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.