Rule 5A:34. Rehearing En Banc After Final Disposition of a Case

(a) Petition for Rehearing en Banc . — The Court may grant rehearing en banc as provided in Code § 17.1-402(D). Any party seeking a rehearing by the full Court of a decision or order of a panel of this Court finally disposing of a case must, within 14 days following such decision or order, file a petition for rehearing en banc with the clerk of this Court. The petition for rehearing en banc may not exceed the longer of 25 pages or 5,300 words.

(b) Proceedings After Petition for Rehearing. — No answer to a petition for a rehearing en banc will be received unless requested by this Court. The clerk of this Court must promptly notify all counsel of record of the action taken by this Court on the petition for rehearing en banc.

(c) On the Court's Order . — A rehearing en banc on motion of this Court must be ordered no later than 20 days after the date of rendition of the order to be reheard. The clerk of this Court must promptly notify all counsel of record of the action taken by this Court on this Court's motion.

Committee Notes

Last amended by Order dated November 1, 2021; effective January 1, 2022.