This article applies to requests for discovery submitted on or after July 1, 2009.
§ 8.01-412.15.Application to pending actions.
Chapter 14. Evidence · Article 6.2. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act · Last amended 2009 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceThis closing section fixes the effective date of the interstate discovery act, stating that its streamlined subpoena procedure applies to any request for discovery submitted on or after July 1, 2009, leaving earlier requests to whatever process applied before the article took effect.
Full Text of § 8.01-412.15
Plain-English Summary
Every new statute needs a clear starting line, and § 8.01-412.15 draws it for the interstate discovery act: the article applies to requests for discovery submitted on or after July 1, 2009.
That effective-date rule matters for anyone dealing with older cases or discovery requests that straddle the transition — a request submitted before that date would fall outside this article’s streamlined procedure, while anything submitted on or after it is governed by the article’s rules on issuance, service, compliance, and court applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did this article's interstate discovery procedure take effect?
The article applies to requests for discovery submitted on or after July 1, 2009.
Does this article apply to a discovery request submitted before July 1, 2009?
By its terms, the article applies to requests submitted on or after that date, meaning earlier requests fall outside its scope.
What triggers the application of this article's effective-date rule?
The date on which the request for discovery is submitted.
Does this section describe the discovery procedure itself?
No, it addresses only when the article's provisions apply, not the substance of the discovery procedure found in the other sections.
Is this a one-time transitional rule or an ongoing standard?
It functions as a one-time transitional rule fixing the article's starting point, after which the article governs all qualifying discovery requests going forward.
Amendment History
2009, c. 701.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Code of Virginia, published by the
Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
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