# Virginia — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Virginia, attorney's fees for the prevailing party is Any person who has a suit against him dismissed or a witness subpoena or subpoena duces tecum quashed, or otherwise prevails in a legal action, pursuant to the immunity provided by this section may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs; statute is Va. Code § 8.01-223.2, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** Any person who has a suit against him dismissed or a witness subpoena or subpoena duces tecum quashed, or otherwise prevails in a legal action, pursuant to the immunity provided by this section may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Va. Code § 8.01-223.2 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Any person who has a suit against him dismissed or a witness subpoena or subpoena duces tecum quashed, or otherwise prevails in a legal action, pursuant to the immunity provided by this section may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> Any person who has a suit against him dismissed or a witness subpoena or subpoena duces tecum quashed, or otherwise prevails in a legal action, pursuant to the immunity provided by this section may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter3/section8.01-223.2/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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