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When, in any such proceeding, the plaintiff prevails under a contract which, regardless of its form or express terms, was in fact made to secure the payment of money to the plaintiff or his assignor, judgment shall be for the recovery of the amount due the plaintiff thereunder or for the specific property, and costs. The defendant shall have the election of paying the amount of such judgment or surrendering the specific property. The court may grant the defendant a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days, within which to make the election upon such security being given as the court may deem sufficient. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 219; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1987, chapter 1; in 1993, chapter 841.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81712,"section_number":"16.1-98","catch_line":"Fieri facias or writ of possession on judgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-98\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86401,"section_number":"3.2-6500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6500\/"},{"id":87391,"section_number":"8.9A-601","catch_line":"Rights after default; judicial enforcement, consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279761,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74977,"identifier":"8.01-121","token":"8.01\/3\/12\/8.01-121","url":"\/8.01-121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-121\/","token":"8.01\/3\/12\/8.01-121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Final judgment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When final judgment<\/span> is rendered on the trial<\/span> of such detinue proceeding, the court<\/span> shall dispose of the property or proceeds according to the rights of those entitled. When, in any such proceeding, the plaintiff<\/span> prevails under a contract<\/span> which, regardless of its form or express terms, was in fact<\/span> made to secure the payment of money to the plaintiff<\/span> or his assignor, judgment<\/span> shall be for the recovery of the amount due the plaintiff<\/span> thereunder or for the specific property, and costs. The defendant<\/span> shall have the election of paying the amount of such judgment<\/span> or surrendering the specific property. The court<\/span> may grant the defendant<\/span> a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days, within which to make the election upon such security being given as the court<\/span> may deem sufficient. When the property involves an animal as defined in \u00a7 3.2-6500<\/a>, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> the return of the animal to the prevailing plaintiff<\/span> without regard to any alternative method of recovery.\n\t\tIf the defendant<\/span> elects to surrender the property as aforesaid, upon delivery of the property to the plaintiff<\/span> or repossession thereof by him, the plaintiff<\/span> may proceed to sell the property in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (Part 6 (\u00a7\u00a7 8.9A-601<\/a> et seq.) of Title 8.9A) with all the rights and responsibilities therein provided.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINAL JUDGMENT (\u00a7 8.01-121)\n\nWhen final judgment is rendered on the trial of such detinue proceeding, the\ncourt shall dispose of the property or proceeds according to the rights of those\nentitled. When, in any such proceeding, the plaintiff prevails under a contract\nwhich, regardless of its form or express terms, was in fact made to secure the\npayment of money to the plaintiff or his assignor, judgment shall be for the\nrecovery of the amount due the plaintiff thereunder or for the specific\nproperty, and costs. The defendant shall have the election of paying the amount\nof such judgment or surrendering the specific property. The court may grant the\ndefendant a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days, within which to make the\nelection upon such security being given as the court may deem sufficient. When\nthe property involves an animal as defined in \u00a7 3.2-6500, the court may order\nthe return of the animal to the prevailing plaintiff without regard to any\nalternative method of recovery.\n\t\tIf the defendant elects to surrender the property as aforesaid, upon delivery\nof the property to the plaintiff or repossession thereof by him, the plaintiff\nmay proceed to sell the property in accordance with the applicable provisions of\nthe Uniform Commercial Code (Part 6 (\u00a7\u00a7 8.9A-601 et seq.) of Title 8.9A) with\nall the rights and responsibilities therein provided.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-593; 1964, c. 219; 1977, c. 617; 1987, c. 1; 1993, c.\n841.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}