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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1954, chapter 333; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1978, chapter 416.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277719,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73510,"identifier":"8.01-421","token":"8.01\/15\/8.01-421","url":"\/8.01-421\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-421\/","token":"8.01\/15\/8.01-421","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payment may be pleaded; payment into court of part of claim; procedure upon such payment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-421","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In any action<\/span> for recovery of a debt the defendant<\/span> may plead payment of the debt or any part thereof prior to the commencement of the action<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In any personal action<\/span>, the defendant<\/span> may pay into court<\/span> a sum of money on account of what is claimed, or by way of compensation or amends<\/span>, and plead that he is not indebted to the plaintiff<\/span>, or that the plaintiff<\/span> has not sustained damages<\/span>, to a greater amount than such sum. The plaintiff<\/span> may accept such sum either in full satisfaction, and then have judgment<\/span> for his costs, or in part satisfaction, and reply to the allegations<\/span> of the defendant<\/span>’s pleadings<\/span>, and, if issue<\/span> thereon be found for the defendant<\/span>, judgment<\/span> shall be given for the defendant<\/span>, and he shall recover his costs. The payment of such sum into court<\/span> shall not be admissible<\/span> in evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENT MAY BE PLEADED; PAYMENT INTO COURT OF PART OF CLAIM; PROCEDURE UPON SUCH\nPAYMENT (\u00a7 8.01-421)\n\nA. In any action for recovery of a debt the defendant may plead payment of the\ndebt or any part thereof prior to the commencement of the action.\n\nB. In any personal action, the defendant may pay into court a sum of money on\naccount of what is claimed, or by way of compensation or amends, and plead that\nhe is not indebted to the plaintiff, or that the plaintiff has not sustained\ndamages, to a greater amount than such sum. The plaintiff may accept such sum\neither in full satisfaction, and then have judgment for his costs, or in part\nsatisfaction, and reply to the allegations of the defendant’s pleadings,\nand, if issue thereon be found for the defendant, judgment shall be given for\nthe defendant, and he shall recover his costs. The payment of such sum into\ncourt shall not be admissible in evidence.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-236, 8-237, 8-238; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617; 1978,\nc. 416.","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}}