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Clerks of circuit courts are authorized and directed to admit to record memoranda of lis pendens or attachment for actions pending in any court of this Commonwealth, or in any other state, federal, or territorial court. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to mean that any such memoranda heretofore recorded are not properly of record. Such memorandum shall not be deemed to have been recorded unless and until indexed as required by law. A memorandum of lis pendens admitted to record in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance shall expire after 180 days.B\n\nNo memorandum of lis pendens shall be filed unless the action on which the lis pendens is based seeks (i) to establish an interest by the filing party in the real property described in the memorandum, (ii) to sell the real property to enforce a lien for delinquent taxes pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (§ 58.1-3965 et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 58.1 or a docketed judgment lien, (iii) the partition of real property pursuant to Article 9 (§ 8.01-81 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, or (iv) to enforce a zoning ordinance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205511,"text":"No lis pendens or attachment shall bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of real or personal estate for valuable consideration and without actual notice of such lis pendens or attachment, until and except from the time a memorandum setting forth the title of the cause or attachment, the general object thereof, the court wherein it is pending, the amount of the claim asserted by the plaintiff, a description of the property, the name of the person whose estate is intended to be affected thereby, and in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance a description of the alleged violation, shall be admitted to record in the clerk’s office of the circuit court of the county or the city wherein the property is located; or if it be in that part of the City of Richmond lying north of the south bank of the James River and including the islands in such river, in the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court, Division I, of such city, or if it be in the part of the City of Richmond lying south of the south bank of the James River, in the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court, Division II, of such city. Clerks of circuit courts are authorized and directed to admit to record memoranda of lis pendens or attachment for actions pending in any court of this Commonwealth, or in any other state, federal, or territorial court. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to mean that any such memoranda heretofore recorded are not properly of record. Such memorandum shall not be deemed to have been recorded unless and until indexed as required by law. A memorandum of lis pendens admitted to record in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance shall expire after 180 days.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205512,"text":"No memorandum of lis pendens shall be filed unless the action on which the lis pendens is based seeks (i) to establish an interest by the filing party in the real property described in the memorandum, (ii) to sell the real property to enforce a lien for delinquent taxes pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (§ 58.1-3965 et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 58.1 or a docketed judgment lien, (iii) the partition of real property pursuant to Article 9 (§ 8.01-81 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, or (iv) to enforce a zoning ordinance.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14579,"edition_id":1,"name":"Notice of Lis Pendens or Attachment","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:45","permalink":{"id":281371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14579,"identifier":"6","token":"8.01\/6","url":"\/8.01\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56069,"structure_id":14579,"section_number":"8.01-268","catch_line":"When and how docketed and indexed","url":"\/8.01-268\/","token":"8.01\/6\/8.01-268","metadata":false},{"id":63387,"structure_id":14579,"section_number":"8.01-269","catch_line":"Dismissal or satisfaction of same","url":"\/8.01-269\/","token":"8.01\/6\/8.01-269","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":63387,"structure_id":14579,"section_number":"8.01-269","catch_line":"Dismissal or satisfaction of same","url":"\/8.01-269\/","token":"8.01\/6\/8.01-269","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-268\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1973, chapter 544; in 1976, chapter 178; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1988, chapter 503; in 2008, chapters 60<\/a> and 204<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 267<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72291,"section_number":"15.2-2208","catch_line":"Restraining violations of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2208\/"},{"id":79832,"section_number":"55.1-402","catch_line":"Creditor's action to avoid such gifts, conveyances, assignments, transfers, or charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-402\/"},{"id":84772,"section_number":"55.1-706.1","catch_line":"Required disclosures; lis pendens","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-706.1\/"},{"id":79174,"section_number":"64.2-536","catch_line":"Liability of heir or devisee; action by personal representative or creditor; recording notice of lis pendens; evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-536\/"},{"id":75565,"section_number":"8.01-251","catch_line":"Limitations on enforcement of judgments","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-251\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70850,"section_number":"58.1-3965","catch_line":"When land may be sold for delinquent taxes; notice of sale; owner's right of redemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3965\/"},{"id":57523,"section_number":"8.01-81","catch_line":"Who may compel partition of land; jurisdiction; validation of certain partitions of mineral rights; when shares of two or more laid off together","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-81\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56069,"identifier":"8.01-268","token":"8.01\/6\/8.01-268","url":"\/8.01-268\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-268\/","token":"8.01\/6\/8.01-268","dublin_core":{"Title":"When and how docketed and indexed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-268","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No lis pendens or attachment<\/span> shall bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of real or personal estate for valuable consideration and without actual notice of such lis pendens or attachment<\/span>, until and except from the time a memorandum<\/span> setting forth the title of the cause or attachment<\/span>, the general object<\/span> thereof, the court<\/span> wherein it is pending, the amount of the claim asserted by the plaintiff<\/span>, a description of the property, the name of the person<\/span> whose estate is intended to be affected thereby, and in an action<\/span> to enforce a zoning ordinance<\/span> a description of the alleged violation, shall be admitted to record in the clerk’s office of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or the city wherein the property is located; or if it be in that part of the City of Richmond lying north of the south bank of the James River and including the islands in such river, in the clerk’s office of the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span>, Division I, of such city, or if it be in the part of the City of Richmond lying south of the south bank of the James River, in the clerk’s office of the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span>, Division II, of such city. Clerks of circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> are authorized and directed to admit to record memoranda of lis pendens or attachment<\/span> for actions<\/span> pending in any court<\/span> of this Commonwealth, or in any other state, federal, or territorial court<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to mean that any such memoranda heretofore recorded are not properly of record. Such memorandum<\/span> shall not be deemed to have been recorded unless and until indexed as required by law<\/span>. A memorandum<\/span> of lis pendens admitted to record in an action<\/span> to enforce a zoning ordinance<\/span> shall expire after 180 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No memorandum<\/span> of lis pendens shall be filed unless the action<\/span> on which the lis pendens is based seeks (i) to establish an interest by the filing party<\/span> in the real property described in the memorandum<\/span>, (ii) to sell the real property to enforce a lien<\/span> for delinquent taxes pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (§ 58.1-3965<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 58.1 or a docketed judgment<\/span> lien<\/span>, (iii) the partition<\/span> of real property pursuant to Article 9 (§ 8.01-81<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, or (iv) to enforce a zoning ordinance<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN AND HOW DOCKETED AND INDEXED (\u00a7 8.01-268)\n\nA. No lis pendens or attachment shall bind or affect a subsequent bona fide\npurchaser of real or personal estate for valuable consideration and without\nactual notice of such lis pendens or attachment, until and except from the time\na memorandum setting forth the title of the cause or attachment, the general\nobject thereof, the court wherein it is pending, the amount of the claim\nasserted by the plaintiff, a description of the property, the name of the person\nwhose estate is intended to be affected thereby, and in an action to enforce a\nzoning ordinance a description of the alleged violation, shall be admitted to\nrecord in the clerk’s office of the circuit court of the county or the\ncity wherein the property is located; or if it be in that part of the City of\nRichmond lying north of the south bank of the James River and including the\nislands in such river, in the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court,\nDivision I, of such city, or if it be in the part of the City of Richmond lying\nsouth of the south bank of the James River, in the clerk’s office of the\nCircuit Court, Division II, of such city. Clerks of circuit courts are\nauthorized and directed to admit to record memoranda of lis pendens or\nattachment for actions pending in any court of this Commonwealth, or in any\nother state, federal, or territorial court. The provisions of this section shall\nnot be construed to mean that any such memoranda heretofore recorded are not\nproperly of record. Such memorandum shall not be deemed to have been recorded\nunless and until indexed as required by law. A memorandum of lis pendens\nadmitted to record in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance shall expire after\n180 days.\n\nB. No memorandum of lis pendens shall be filed unless the action on which the\nlis pendens is based seeks (i) to establish an interest by the filing party in\nthe real property described in the memorandum, (ii) to sell the real property to\nenforce a lien for delinquent taxes pursuant to the provisions of Article 4\n(§ 58.1-3965 et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 58.1 or a docketed judgment\nlien, (iii) the partition of real property pursuant to Article 9 (§ 8.01-81\net seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, or (iv) to enforce a zoning ordinance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-142; 1973, c. 544; 1976, c. 178; 1977, c. 617; 1988, c.\n503; 2008, cc. 60, 204; 2025, c. 267.","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}}