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It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and independent of one another, or that the plaintiff avers that he is not liable in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants. A defendant in an action who is exposed to similar liability may likewise obtain such interpleader. The provisions of this rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties permitted in § 8.01-5.B\n\nThe remedy herein provided is in addition to and in no way supersedes or limits the remedy provided by any other section of this Code.C\n\nIn any action of interpleader, the court may enter its order restraining all claimants from instituting or prosecuting any proceeding in any court of the Commonwealth affecting the property involved in the interpleader action until further order of the court.\n\t\t\tSuch court shall hear and determine the case and may discharge the appropriate party from further liability, make the injunction permanent, and make all appropriate orders to enforce its judgment.D\n\nA person interpleading may voluntarily pay or tender into court the property claimed, or may be ordered to do so by the court; and the court may thereupon order such party discharged from all or part of any liability as between the claimants of such property.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299890,"text":"Whenever any person is or may be exposed to multiple liability through the existence of claims by others to the same property or fund held by him or on his behalf, such person may file a pleading and require such parties to interplead their claims. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and independent of one another, or that the plaintiff avers that he is not liable in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants. A defendant in an action who is exposed to similar liability may likewise obtain such interpleader. The provisions of this rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties permitted in § 8.01-5.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":299891,"text":"The remedy herein provided is in addition to and in no way supersedes or limits the remedy provided by any other section of this Code.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":299892,"text":"In any action of interpleader, the court may enter its order restraining all claimants from instituting or prosecuting any proceeding in any court of the Commonwealth affecting the property involved in the interpleader action until further order of the court.\n\t\t\tSuch court shall hear and determine the case and may discharge the appropriate party from further liability, make the injunction permanent, and make all appropriate orders to enforce its judgment.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":299893,"text":"A person interpleading may voluntarily pay or tender into court the property claimed, or may be ordered to do so by the court; and the court may thereupon order such party discharged from all or part of any liability as between the claimants of such property.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16878,"edition_id":1,"name":"Interpleader","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":15602,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:53:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:53:53","permalink":{"id":277227,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16878,"identifier":"1","token":"8.01\/12\/1","url":"\/8.01\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":15602,"edition_id":1,"name":"Interpleader; Claims of Third Parties to Property Distrained or Levied On, Etc","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:45","permalink":{"id":277225,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15602,"identifier":"12","token":"8.01\/12","url":"\/8.01\/12\/","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":83669,"structure_id":16878,"section_number":"8.01-364","catch_line":"Interpleader","url":"\/8.01-364\/","token":"8.01\/12\/1\/8.01-364","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-364\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1978, chapter 415.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72168,"section_number":"16.1-77","catch_line":"Civil jurisdiction of general district courts; amending amount of claim","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-77\/"},{"id":78860,"section_number":"55.1-3002","catch_line":"Provisions applicable to residential executory real estate contracts","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-3002\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277229,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83669,"identifier":"8.01-364","token":"8.01\/12\/1\/8.01-364","url":"\/8.01-364\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-364\/","token":"8.01\/12\/1\/8.01-364","dublin_core":{"Title":"Interpleader","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-364","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever any person<\/span> is or may be exposed to multiple liability through the existence of claims by others to the same property or fund held by him or on his behalf, such person<\/span> may file a pleading and require such parties to interplead their claims. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and independent of one another, or that the plaintiff<\/span> avers that he is not liable in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants. A defendant<\/span> in an action<\/span> who is exposed to similar liability may likewise obtain such interpleader<\/span>. The provisions of this rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties permitted in § 8.01-5<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The remedy herein provided is in addition to and in no way supersedes or limits the remedy provided by any other section of this Code. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In any action<\/span> of interpleader<\/span>, the court<\/span> may enter its order<\/span> restraining all claimants from instituting or prosecuting any proceeding in any court<\/span> of the Commonwealth affecting the property involved in the interpleader<\/span> action<\/span> until further order<\/span> of the court<\/span>.\n\t\t\tSuch court<\/span> shall hear and determine the case and may discharge the appropriate party<\/span> from further liability, make the injunction<\/span> permanent, and make all appropriate orders<\/span> to enforce its judgment<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A person<\/span> interpleading may voluntarily pay or tender into court<\/span> the property claimed, or may be ordered to do so by the court<\/span>; and the court<\/span> may thereupon order<\/span> such party<\/span> discharged from all or part of any liability as between the claimants of such property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTERPLEADER (\u00a7 8.01-364)\n\nA. Whenever any person is or may be exposed to multiple liability through the\nexistence of claims by others to the same property or fund held by him or on his\nbehalf, such person may file a pleading and require such parties to interplead\ntheir claims. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of\nthe several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not have a\ncommon origin or are not identical but are adverse to and independent of one\nanother, or that the plaintiff avers that he is not liable in whole or in part\nto any or all of the claimants. A defendant in an action who is exposed to\nsimilar liability may likewise obtain such interpleader. The provisions of this\nrule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties permitted in\n§ 8.01-5.\n\nB. The remedy herein provided is in addition to and in no way supersedes or\nlimits the remedy provided by any other section of this Code.\n\nC. In any action of interpleader, the court may enter its order restraining all\nclaimants from instituting or prosecuting any proceeding in any court of the\nCommonwealth affecting the property involved in the interpleader action until\nfurther order of the court.\n\t\t\tSuch court shall hear and determine the case and may discharge the\nappropriate party from further liability, make the injunction permanent, and\nmake all appropriate orders to enforce its judgment.\n\nD. A person interpleading may voluntarily pay or tender into court the property\nclaimed, or may be ordered to do so by the court; and the court may thereupon\norder such party discharged from all or part of any liability as between the\nclaimants of such property.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-226; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 415.","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}}