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Such property may then be permitted to remain, at the risk of such claimant, in such possession as it was immediately before the levy; and \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-130.7, 8.01-527, 8.01-528, 8.01-530 and 8.01-531 shall apply to such forthcoming bond in like manner as to a forthcoming bond taken from the debtor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312669,"text":"The sheriff or other officer levying a writ of fieri facias or distress warrant on property, the sale of which is suspended under this chapter at the instance of a claimant thereof, may, if such claimant desires the property to remain in such possession as it was immediately before the levy, and if the case be one in which a bond for the forthcoming of the property is not prohibited from being taken from the debtor by \u00a7 8.01-531, take from the claimant a bond, with sufficient surety, in a penalty equal to double the value of the property, payable to the creditor, with such recital as is required in a forthcoming bond taken from the debtor, and with condition that the property shall be forthcoming at such day and place of sale as may be thereafter lawfully appointed. Such property may then be permitted to remain, at the risk of such claimant, in such possession as it was immediately before the levy; and \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-130.7, 8.01-527, 8.01-528, 8.01-530 and 8.01-531 shall apply to such forthcoming bond in like manner as to a forthcoming bond taken from the debtor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15603,"edition_id":1,"name":"Claims of Third Parties to Property Distrained or Levied on","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":15602,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:45","permalink":{"id":277233,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15603,"identifier":"2","token":"8.01\/12\/2","url":"\/8.01\/12\/2\/","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":82878,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-365","catch_line":"How claim of third party tried","url":"\/8.01-365\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-365","metadata":false},{"id":78949,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-366","catch_line":"Sale of property when no forthcoming bond is given","url":"\/8.01-366\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-366","metadata":false},{"id":62321,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-367","catch_line":"Indemnifying bond to officer","url":"\/8.01-367\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-367","metadata":false},{"id":65194,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-368","catch_line":"Return of such bond to clerk's office","url":"\/8.01-368\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-368","metadata":false},{"id":59548,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-369","catch_line":"Effect of such bond","url":"\/8.01-369\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-369","metadata":false},{"id":61708,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-370","catch_line":"Claimant may give suspending bond; proceedings to have title settled; action on indemnifying or suspending bond","url":"\/8.01-370\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-370","metadata":false},{"id":87310,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-371","catch_line":"How forthcoming bond taken of claimant of property the sale whereof has been suspended","url":"\/8.01-371\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-371","metadata":false},{"id":73954,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-372","catch_line":"Sale despite bond when property perishable, etc","url":"\/8.01-372\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-372","metadata":false},{"id":70120,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-373","catch_line":"When property sells for more than claim, how surplus paid","url":"\/8.01-373\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-373","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61708,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-370","catch_line":"Claimant may give suspending bond; proceedings to have title settled; action on indemnifying or suspending bond","url":"\/8.01-370\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-370","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73954,"structure_id":15603,"section_number":"8.01-372","catch_line":"Sale despite bond when property perishable, etc","url":"\/8.01-372\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-372","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-371\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73954,"section_number":"8.01-372","catch_line":"Sale despite bond when property perishable, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-372\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59484,"section_number":"8.01-130.7","catch_line":"Procedure when distress levied and tenant unable to give forthcoming bond; what defense may be made","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-130.7\/"},{"id":71746,"section_number":"8.01-527","catch_line":"If bond forfeited, where returned; its effect; clerk to endorse time of return","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-527\/"},{"id":73809,"section_number":"8.01-528","catch_line":"Liability of obligors; how recovery on bond is had","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-528\/"},{"id":56517,"section_number":"8.01-530","catch_line":"Remedy of creditor if bond quashed","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-530\/"},{"id":55159,"section_number":"8.01-531","catch_line":"In what cases forthcoming bond not to be taken","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-531\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277259,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87310,"identifier":"8.01-371","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-371","url":"\/8.01-371\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-371\/","token":"8.01\/12\/2\/8.01-371","dublin_core":{"Title":"How forthcoming bond taken of claimant of property the sale whereof has been suspended","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-371","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The sheriff<\/span> or other officer levying a writ of fieri facias<\/span> or distress warrant on property, the sale of which is suspended under this chapter at the instance of a claimant thereof, may, if such claimant desires the property to remain in such possession<\/span> as it was immediately before the levy<\/span>, and if the case be one in which a bond<\/span> for the forthcoming of the property is not prohibited from being taken from the debtor by \u00a7 8.01-531<\/a>, take from the claimant a bond<\/span>, with sufficient surety<\/span>, in a penalty<\/span> equal to double the value of the property, payable to the creditor<\/span>, with such recital as is required in a forthcoming bond<\/span> taken from the debtor, and with condition that the property shall be forthcoming at such day and place of sale as may be thereafter lawfully appointed. Such property may then be permitted to remain, at the risk of such claimant, in such possession<\/span> as it was immediately before the levy<\/span>; and \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-130.7<\/a>, 8.01-527<\/a>, 8.01-528<\/a>, 8.01-530<\/a> and 8.01-531<\/a> shall apply to such forthcoming bond<\/span> in like manner as to a forthcoming bond<\/span> taken from the debtor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW FORTHCOMING BOND TAKEN OF CLAIMANT OF PROPERTY THE SALE WHEREOF HAS BEEN\nSUSPENDED (\u00a7 8.01-371)\n\nThe sheriff or other officer levying a writ of fieri facias or distress warrant\non property, the sale of which is suspended under this chapter at the instance\nof a claimant thereof, may, if such claimant desires the property to remain in\nsuch possession as it was immediately before the levy, and if the case be one in\nwhich a bond for the forthcoming of the property is not prohibited from being\ntaken from the debtor by \u00a7 8.01-531, take from the claimant a bond, with\nsufficient surety, in a penalty equal to double the value of the property,\npayable to the creditor, with such recital as is required in a forthcoming bond\ntaken from the debtor, and with condition that the property shall be forthcoming\nat such day and place of sale as may be thereafter lawfully appointed. Such\nproperty may then be permitted to remain, at the risk of such claimant, in such\npossession as it was immediately before the levy; and \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-130.7, 8.01-527,\n8.01-528, 8.01-530 and 8.01-531 shall apply to such forthcoming bond in like\nmanner as to a forthcoming bond taken from the debtor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-233; 1977, c. 617.","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}}