{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.01-449.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.01-449.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.01-449.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.01-449.html"}],"law_id":78399,"edition_id":1,"section_id":78399,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-449","catch_line":"How judgments are docketed","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 8-377; 1973, c. 544; 1977, c. 617; 1982, c. 405; 1985, c. 171; 1988, c. 420; 1996, c. 427; 1997, c. 579; 2007, cc. 548, 626; 2008, cc. 823, 833; 2010, c. 430.","full_text":"A\n\nThe judgment docket required by § 8.01-446 may be kept in a well-bound book, or any other media permitted by § 17.1-240. The date and time of docketing shall be recorded with each judgment docketed. The clerk of the circuit court of any county using card files on July 1, 1975, may continue to use the card file system. The docketing may be done by copying the wording of the judgment order verbatim or by abstracting the information therefrom into a book or into fixed fields of an electronic data storage system. Where a procedural microphotographic system is used, the docketing may be done by recording and storing a retrievable image of the judgment order, judgment abstract, or other source document such as a certificate of assignment or release. Where an electronic imaging system is used, the document image shall be stored in a data format which permits recall of the image. Any judgment docketed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the information required by subsection B.B\n\nWhere a well-bound book is used for the judgment docket there shall be stated in separate columns (i) the date and amount of the judgment, (ii) the time from which it bears interest, (iii) the costs, (iv) the full names of all the parties thereto, including the address, date of birth and the last four digits of the social security number, if known, of each party against whom judgment is rendered, (v) the alternative value of any specific property recovered by it, (vi) the date and the time of docketing it, (vii) the amount and date of any credits thereon, (viii) the court by which it was rendered and the case number, and (ix) when paid off or discharged in whole or in part, the time of payment or discharge and by whom made when there is more than one defendant. And in case of a judgment or decree by confession, the clerk shall also enter in such docket the time of day at which the same was confessed, or at which the same was received in his office to be entered of record. There shall also be shown on such book the name of the plaintiff’s attorney, if any.C\n\nError or omission in the entry of the address or addresses or the social security number or numbers of each party against whom judgment is rendered shall in no way affect the validity, finality or priority of the judgment docketed.D\n\nBeginning July 1, 2012, any judgment made available to subscribers via secure remote access pursuant to § 17.1-294 shall contain only the last four digits of the social security number of any party. However, the information otherwise required in the judgment docket pursuant to this section shall be provided.E\n\nThe attorney or party who prepares or submits the judgment for recordation has the responsibility for ensuring that only the last four digits of the social security number are included in the judgment prior to the instrument’s being submitted for recordation. The clerk has the authority to reject any judgment that does not comply with the provisions of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280974,"text":"The judgment docket required by § 8.01-446 may be kept in a well-bound book, or any other media permitted by § 17.1-240. The date and time of docketing shall be recorded with each judgment docketed. The clerk of the circuit court of any county using card files on July 1, 1975, may continue to use the card file system. The docketing may be done by copying the wording of the judgment order verbatim or by abstracting the information therefrom into a book or into fixed fields of an electronic data storage system. Where a procedural microphotographic system is used, the docketing may be done by recording and storing a retrievable image of the judgment order, judgment abstract, or other source document such as a certificate of assignment or release. Where an electronic imaging system is used, the document image shall be stored in a data format which permits recall of the image. Any judgment docketed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the information required by subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":280975,"text":"Where a well-bound book is used for the judgment docket there shall be stated in separate columns (i) the date and amount of the judgment, (ii) the time from which it bears interest, (iii) the costs, (iv) the full names of all the parties thereto, including the address, date of birth and the last four digits of the social security number, if known, of each party against whom judgment is rendered, (v) the alternative value of any specific property recovered by it, (vi) the date and the time of docketing it, (vii) the amount and date of any credits thereon, (viii) the court by which it was rendered and the case number, and (ix) when paid off or discharged in whole or in part, the time of payment or discharge and by whom made when there is more than one defendant. And in case of a judgment or decree by confession, the clerk shall also enter in such docket the time of day at which the same was confessed, or at which the same was received in his office to be entered of record. There shall also be shown on such book the name of the plaintiff’s attorney, if any.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":280976,"text":"Error or omission in the entry of the address or addresses or the social security number or numbers of each party against whom judgment is rendered shall in no way affect the validity, finality or priority of the judgment docketed.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":280977,"text":"Beginning July 1, 2012, any judgment made available to subscribers via secure remote access pursuant to § 17.1-294 shall contain only the last four digits of the social security number of any party. However, the information otherwise required in the judgment docket pursuant to this section shall be provided.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":280978,"text":"The attorney or party who prepares or submits the judgment for recordation has the responsibility for ensuring that only the last four digits of the social security number are included in the judgment prior to the instrument’s being submitted for recordation. The clerk has the authority to reject any judgment that does not comply with the provisions of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15678,"edition_id":1,"name":"Keeping of Docket Books; Execution Thereon; Disposal of Exhibits","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14169,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:57:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:57:46","permalink":{"id":277847,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15678,"identifier":"5","token":"8.01\/17\/5","url":"\/8.01\/17\/5\/","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":67694,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-446","catch_line":"Clerks to keep judgment dockets; what judgments to be docketed therein","url":"\/8.01-446\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-446","metadata":false},{"id":75061,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-446.1","catch_line":"Keeping of docket books by clerk of court using micrographic process; form","url":"\/8.01-446.1\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-446.1","metadata":false},{"id":60005,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-447","catch_line":"Docketing of judgments and decrees of United States courts","url":"\/8.01-447\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-447","metadata":false},{"id":62603,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-448","catch_line":"Attorney General, etc., to have judgments in favor of Commonwealth docketed","url":"\/8.01-448\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-448","metadata":false},{"id":78399,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-449","catch_line":"How judgments are docketed","url":"\/8.01-449\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-449","metadata":false},{"id":70233,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-450","catch_line":"How indexed","url":"\/8.01-450\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-450","metadata":false},{"id":76349,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-451","catch_line":"Judgments to be docketed and indexed in new names of judgment debtors; how execution may thereafter issue","url":"\/8.01-451\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-451","metadata":false},{"id":86039,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-452","catch_line":"Entry of assignment of judgment on judgment lien docket","url":"\/8.01-452\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-452","metadata":false},{"id":82166,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-452.1","catch_line":"Disposal of exhibits in civil cases","url":"\/8.01-452.1\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-452.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":62603,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-448","catch_line":"Attorney General, etc., to have judgments in favor of Commonwealth docketed","url":"\/8.01-448\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-448","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":70233,"structure_id":15678,"section_number":"8.01-450","catch_line":"How indexed","url":"\/8.01-450\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-450","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-449\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1982, chapter 405; in 1985, chapter 171; in 1988, chapter 420; in 1996, chapter 427<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 579<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 548<\/a> and 626<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 823<\/a> and 833<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 430<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66824,"section_number":"16.1-96","catch_line":"What abstract to contain","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-96\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82298,"section_number":"17.1-240","catch_line":"Recording by microphotographic or electronic process","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-240\/"},{"id":57189,"section_number":"17.1-294","catch_line":"Secure remote access to land records","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-294\/"},{"id":67694,"section_number":"8.01-446","catch_line":"Clerks to keep judgment dockets; what judgments to be docketed therein","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-446\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277865,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78399,"identifier":"8.01-449","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-449","url":"\/8.01-449\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-449\/","token":"8.01\/17\/5\/8.01-449","dublin_core":{"Title":"How judgments are docketed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-449","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> required by § 8.01-446<\/a> may be kept in a well-bound book, or any other media permitted by § 17.1-240<\/a>. The date and time of docketing shall be recorded with each judgment<\/span> docketed. The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of any county using card files on July 1, 1975, may continue to use the card file system. The docketing may be done by copying the wording of the judgment<\/span> order<\/span> verbatim or by abstracting the information therefrom into a book or into fixed fields of an electronic data storage system. Where a procedural microphotographic system is used, the docketing may be done by recording and storing a retrievable image of the judgment<\/span> order<\/span>, judgment<\/span> abstract, or other source document such as a certificate of assignment or release. Where an electronic imaging system is used, the document image shall be stored in a data format which permits recall of the image. Any judgment<\/span> docketed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the information required by subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Where a well-bound book is used for the judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> there shall be stated in separate columns (i) the date and amount of the judgment<\/span>, (ii) the time from which it bears interest, (iii) the costs, (iv) the full names of all the parties thereto, including the address, date of birth and the last four digits of the social security number, if known, of each party<\/span> against whom judgment<\/span> is rendered, (v) the alternative value of any specific property recovered by it, (vi) the date and the time of docketing it, (vii) the amount and date of any credits thereon, (viii) the court<\/span> by which it was rendered and the case number, and (ix) when paid off or discharged in whole or in part, the time of payment or discharge and by whom made when there is more than one defendant<\/span>. And in case of a judgment<\/span> or decree<\/span> by confession<\/span>, the clerk shall also enter in such docket<\/span> the time of day at which the same was confessed, or at which the same was received in his office to be entered of record. There shall also be shown on such book the name of the plaintiff<\/span>’s attorney, if any. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Error or omission in the entry of the address or addresses or the social security number or numbers of each party<\/span> against whom judgment<\/span> is rendered shall in no way affect the validity, finality or priority of the judgment<\/span> docketed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Beginning July 1, 2012, any judgment<\/span> made available to subscribers via secure remote access pursuant to § 17.1-294<\/a> shall contain only the last four digits of the social security number of any party<\/span>. However, the information otherwise required in the judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> pursuant to this section shall be provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The attorney or party<\/span> who prepares or submits the judgment<\/span> for recordation has the responsibility for ensuring that only the last four digits of the social security number are included in the judgment<\/span> prior to the instrument’s being submitted for recordation. The clerk has the authority to reject any judgment<\/span> that does not comply with the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW JUDGMENTS ARE DOCKETED (\u00a7 8.01-449)\n\nA. The judgment docket required by § 8.01-446 may be kept in a well-bound\nbook, or any other media permitted by § 17.1-240. The date and time of\ndocketing shall be recorded with each judgment docketed. The clerk of the\ncircuit court of any county using card files on July 1, 1975, may continue to\nuse the card file system. The docketing may be done by copying the wording of\nthe judgment order verbatim or by abstracting the information therefrom into a\nbook or into fixed fields of an electronic data storage system. Where a\nprocedural microphotographic system is used, the docketing may be done by\nrecording and storing a retrievable image of the judgment order, judgment\nabstract, or other source document such as a certificate of assignment or\nrelease. Where an electronic imaging system is used, the document image shall be\nstored in a data format which permits recall of the image. Any judgment docketed\npursuant to this subsection shall contain the information required by subsection\nB.\n\nB. Where a well-bound book is used for the judgment docket there shall be stated\nin separate columns (i) the date and amount of the judgment, (ii) the time from\nwhich it bears interest, (iii) the costs, (iv) the full names of all the parties\nthereto, including the address, date of birth and the last four digits of the\nsocial security number, if known, of each party against whom judgment is\nrendered, (v) the alternative value of any specific property recovered by it,\n(vi) the date and the time of docketing it, (vii) the amount and date of any\ncredits thereon, (viii) the court by which it was rendered and the case number,\nand (ix) when paid off or discharged in whole or in part, the time of payment or\ndischarge and by whom made when there is more than one defendant. And in case of\na judgment or decree by confession, the clerk shall also enter in such docket\nthe time of day at which the same was confessed, or at which the same was\nreceived in his office to be entered of record. There shall also be shown on\nsuch book the name of the plaintiff’s attorney, if any.\n\nC. Error or omission in the entry of the address or addresses or the social\nsecurity number or numbers of each party against whom judgment is rendered shall\nin no way affect the validity, finality or priority of the judgment docketed.\n\nD. Beginning July 1, 2012, any judgment made available to subscribers via secure\nremote access pursuant to § 17.1-294 shall contain only the last four\ndigits of the social security number of any party. However, the information\notherwise required in the judgment docket pursuant to this section shall be\nprovided.\n\nE. The attorney or party who prepares or submits the judgment for recordation\nhas the responsibility for ensuring that only the last four digits of the social\nsecurity number are included in the judgment prior to the instrument’s\nbeing submitted for recordation. The clerk has the authority to reject any\njudgment that does not comply with the provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-377; 1973, c. 544; 1977, c. 617; 1982, c. 405; 1985, c.\n171; 1988, c. 420; 1996, c. 427; 1997, c. 579; 2007, cc. 548, 626; 2008, cc.\n823, 833; 2010, c. 430.","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}}