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In such case, an execution on the decree or order shall make such recital thereof, and of the parties to it, as may be necessary to identify the case; and if a time be specified in the decree or order within which the payment is to be made, the execution shall not issue until the expiration of that time.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":292192,"text":"The persons entitled to the benefit of any decree or order requiring the payment of money shall be deemed judgment creditors, although the money be required to be paid into a court, or a bank, or other place of deposit. In such case, an execution on the decree or order shall make such recital thereof, and of the parties to it, as may be necessary to identify the case; and if a time be specified in the decree or order within which the payment is to be made, the execution shall not issue until the expiration of that time.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15553,"edition_id":1,"name":"In General","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14169,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:16","permalink":{"id":277751,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15553,"identifier":"1","token":"8.01\/17\/1","url":"\/8.01\/17\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14169,"edition_id":1,"name":"Judgments and Decrees Generally","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:07","permalink":{"id":277749,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14169,"identifier":"17","token":"8.01\/17","url":"\/8.01\/17\/","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":61477,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-426","catch_line":"\"Judgment\" includes decree","url":"\/8.01-426\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-426","metadata":false},{"id":81586,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-427","catch_line":"Persons entitled under decree deemed judgment creditors; execution on decree","url":"\/8.01-427\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-427","metadata":false},{"id":79735,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-427.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-427.1\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-427.1","metadata":false},{"id":59330,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-428","catch_line":"Setting aside default judgments; clerical mistakes; independent actions to relieve party from judgment or proceedings; grounds and time limitations","url":"\/8.01-428\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-428","metadata":false},{"id":78810,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-429","catch_line":"Action of appellate court when there might be redress under \u00a7 8.01-428","url":"\/8.01-429\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-429","metadata":false},{"id":77527,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-430","catch_line":"When final judgment to be entered after verdict set aside","url":"\/8.01-430\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-430","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61477,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-426","catch_line":"\"Judgment\" includes decree","url":"\/8.01-426\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-426","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":79735,"structure_id":15553,"section_number":"8.01-427.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-427.1\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-427.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-427\/","history_text":"<p>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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277757,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81586,"identifier":"8.01-427","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-427","url":"\/8.01-427\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-427\/","token":"8.01\/17\/1\/8.01-427","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons entitled under decree deemed judgment creditors; execution on decree","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-427","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> entitled to the benefit of any <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> requiring the payment of money shall be deemed <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment creditors<\/span>, although the money be required to be paid into a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, or a bank, or other place of deposit. In such case, an execution on the <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> shall make such recital thereof, and of the parties to it, as may be necessary to identify the case; and if a time be specified in the <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> within which the payment is to be made, the execution shall not <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> until the expiration of that time.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS ENTITLED UNDER DECREE DEEMED JUDGMENT CREDITORS; EXECUTION ON DECREE (\u00a7\n8.01-427)\n\nThe persons entitled to the benefit of any decree or order requiring the payment\nof money shall be deemed judgment creditors, although the money be required to\nbe paid into a court, or a bank, or other place of deposit. In such case, an\nexecution on the decree or order shall make such recital thereof, and of the\nparties to it, as may be necessary to identify the case; and if a time be\nspecified in the decree or order within which the payment is to be made, the\nexecution shall not issue until the expiration of that time.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-344; 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}}