25.1-205.1 - Mandatory dispute resolution orientation session. - Virginia Statutes

§ 25.1-205.1. Mandatory dispute resolution orientation session.

Following the filing of a petition initiating a condemnation proceeding, thecourt shall refer the matter to a dispute resolution orientation as providedin § 8.01-576.5. The court shall set a date for the parties to return tocourt in accordance with its regular docket and procedure, irrespective ofthe referral to an orientation session. The parties shall notify the court,in writing, if the dispute is resolved prior to the return date.

Upon such referral, the parties shall attend one orientation session. Furtherparticipation in a dispute resolution proceeding shall be by consent of allparties. Attorneys for any party may be present during a dispute resolutionproceeding.

(2006, c. 415.)