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If the judgment has not been docketed, then the entry shall be made on the execution book in the office of the clerk from which the execution issued. For any failure to do so within 90 days, or after 10 days’ notice to do so by the judgment debtor or his agent or attorney, the judgment creditor shall be liable to a fine of $100 and shall pay the filing cost of the release. The entry of satisfaction shall be signed by the creditor or his duly authorized attorney or other agent and be attested by the clerk in whose office the judgment is docketed, or when not docketed, by the clerk from whose office the execution issued; however, the cost of the release shall be paid by the judgment debtor. For any money judgment marked as satisfied pursuant to this section, nothing herein shall satisfy an unexecuted order of possession entered pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-126, provided that (i) the time period for issuing writs of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer provided by \u00a7 8.01-471 has not lapsed and (ii) the defendant has not exercised his right of redemption in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-1250.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256825,"text":"In all cases in which satisfaction of any judgment so docketed is made, which is not required to be certified to the clerk under \u00a7 8.01-455, it shall be the duty of the judgment creditor, himself, or by his agent or attorney, to cause such satisfaction by the defendant, and if there is more than one defendant, by which defendant it was satisfied, to be entered within 30 days after the same is made, on such judgment docket. If the judgment has not been docketed, then the entry shall be made on the execution book in the office of the clerk from which the execution issued. For any failure to do so within 90 days, or after 10 days’ notice to do so by the judgment debtor or his agent or attorney, the judgment creditor shall be liable to a fine of $100 and shall pay the filing cost of the release. The entry of satisfaction shall be signed by the creditor or his duly authorized attorney or other agent and be attested by the clerk in whose office the judgment is docketed, or when not docketed, by the clerk from whose office the execution issued; however, the cost of the release shall be paid by the judgment debtor. For any money judgment marked as satisfied pursuant to this section, nothing herein shall satisfy an unexecuted order of possession entered pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-126, provided that (i) the time period for issuing writs of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer provided by \u00a7 8.01-471 has not lapsed and (ii) the defendant has not exercised his right of redemption in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-1250.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14424,"edition_id":1,"name":"Satisfaction","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14169,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:06","permalink":{"id":277885,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14424,"identifier":"6","token":"8.01\/17\/6","url":"\/8.01\/17\/6\/","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":55782,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-453","catch_line":"When and how payment or discharge entered on judgment docket","url":"\/8.01-453\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-453","metadata":false},{"id":71253,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-454","catch_line":"Judgment, when satisfied, to be so noted by creditor","url":"\/8.01-454\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-454","metadata":false},{"id":62879,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-455","catch_line":"Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered","url":"\/8.01-455\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-455","metadata":false},{"id":65562,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-456","catch_line":"Satisfaction of judgment when judgment creditor cannot be located","url":"\/8.01-456\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-456","metadata":false},{"id":76600,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-457","catch_line":"Marking satisfied judgments for Commonwealth; payment by third parties releasing recognizances","url":"\/8.01-457\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-457","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":55782,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-453","catch_line":"When and how payment or discharge entered on judgment docket","url":"\/8.01-453\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-453","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":62879,"structure_id":14424,"section_number":"8.01-455","catch_line":"Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered","url":"\/8.01-455\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-455","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-454\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1988, chapter 420; in 2014, chapter 274<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 547<\/a>, 553<\/a>, and 631<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 268<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82066,"section_number":"55.1-339","catch_line":"Release of deed of trust or other lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-339\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85575,"section_number":"55.1-1250","catch_line":"Landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation; tenant's right of redemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1250\/"},{"id":56320,"section_number":"8.01-126","catch_line":"Summons for unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of a general district court","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-126\/"},{"id":62879,"section_number":"8.01-455","catch_line":"Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-455\/"},{"id":78505,"section_number":"8.01-471","catch_line":"Time period for issuing writs of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer; when returnable","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-471\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71253,"identifier":"8.01-454","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-454","url":"\/8.01-454\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-454\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-454","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judgment, when satisfied, to be so noted by creditor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-454","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In all cases in which satisfaction of any judgment so docketed is made, which is not required to be certified to the clerk under \u00a7 8.01-455<\/a>, it shall be the duty of the judgment creditor<\/span>, himself, or by his agent or attorney, to cause such satisfaction by the defendant<\/span>, and if there is more than one defendant<\/span>, by which defendant<\/span> it was satisfied, to be entered within 30 days after the same is made, on such judgment docket<\/span>. If the judgment has not been docketed, then the entry shall be made on the execution book in the office of the clerk from which the execution issued. For any failure to do so within 90 days, or after 10 days’ notice to do so by the judgment debtor<\/span> or his agent or attorney, the judgment creditor<\/span> shall be liable to a fine of $100 and shall pay the filing cost of the release. The entry of satisfaction shall be signed by the creditor or his duly authorized attorney or other agent and be attested by the clerk in whose office the judgment is docketed, or when not docketed, by the clerk from whose office the execution issued; however, the cost of the release shall be paid by the judgment debtor<\/span>. For any money judgment marked as satisfied pursuant to this section, nothing herein shall satisfy an unexecuted order<\/span> of possession<\/span> entered pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-126<\/a>, provided that (i) the time period for issuing writs<\/span> of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer provided by \u00a7 8.01-471<\/a> has not lapsed and (ii) the defendant<\/span> has not exercised his right of redemption<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-1250<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDGMENT, WHEN SATISFIED, TO BE SO NOTED BY CREDITOR (\u00a7 8.01-454)\n\nIn all cases in which satisfaction of any judgment so docketed is made, which is\nnot required to be certified to the clerk under \u00a7 8.01-455, it shall be the\nduty of the judgment creditor, himself, or by his agent or attorney, to cause\nsuch satisfaction by the defendant, and if there is more than one defendant, by\nwhich defendant it was satisfied, to be entered within 30 days after the same is\nmade, on such judgment docket. If the judgment has not been docketed, then the\nentry shall be made on the execution book in the office of the clerk from which\nthe execution issued. For any failure to do so within 90 days, or after 10\ndays’ notice to do so by the judgment debtor or his agent or attorney, the\njudgment creditor shall be liable to a fine of $100 and shall pay the filing\ncost of the release. The entry of satisfaction shall be signed by the creditor\nor his duly authorized attorney or other agent and be attested by the clerk in\nwhose office the judgment is docketed, or when not docketed, by the clerk from\nwhose office the execution issued; however, the cost of the release shall be\npaid by the judgment debtor. For any money judgment marked as satisfied pursuant\nto this section, nothing herein shall satisfy an unexecuted order of possession\nentered pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-126, provided that (i) the time period for issuing\nwrits of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer provided by \u00a7 8.01-471 has not\nlapsed and (ii) the defendant has not exercised his right of redemption in\naccordance with \u00a7 55.1-1250.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-382; 1977, c. 617; 1988, c. 420; 2014, c. 274; 2015,\ncc. 547, 553, 631; 2024, c. 268.","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}}