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If the plaintiff be a nonresident and have no attorney of record residing in this Commonwealth, the notice may be published and posted as an order of publication is required to be published and posted under §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317. Upon a like motion and similar proceeding, the court may order that a separate instrument or order be recorded to reflect that a judgment has been “discharged in bankruptcy” for any judgment that may be shown to have been so discharged.B\n\nThe cost of such proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, may be ordered to be paid by the plaintiff.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229422,"text":"A defendant in any judgment, his heirs or personal representatives, may, on motion, after ten days’ notice thereof to the plaintiff in such judgment, or his assignee, or if he be dead, to his personal representative, or if he be a nonresident, to his attorney, if he have one, apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered, to have the same marked satisfied, and upon proof that the judgment has been paid off or discharged, such court shall order such satisfaction to be recorded in the judgment docket book together with a separate instrument or order discharging the judgment and referencing the judgment docket book and page where the original judgment was entered, and a certificate of such order to be made to the clerk of the court in which such judgment is required by § 8.01-446 to be docketed, and the clerk of such court shall immediately, upon the receipt of such certificate, enter the same in the judgment docket book where such judgment is docketed. If the plaintiff be a nonresident and have no attorney of record residing in this Commonwealth, the notice may be published and posted as an order of publication is required to be published and posted under §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317. Upon a like motion and similar proceeding, the court may order that a separate instrument or order be recorded to reflect that a judgment has been “discharged in bankruptcy” for any judgment that may be shown to have been so discharged.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":229423,"text":"The cost of such proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, may be ordered to be paid by the plaintiff.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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":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},"next_section":{"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},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-455\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2014, chapter 330<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71253,"section_number":"8.01-454","catch_line":"Judgment, when satisfied, to be so noted by creditor","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-454\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66717,"section_number":"8.01-316","catch_line":"Service by publication; when available","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-316\/"},{"id":58190,"section_number":"8.01-317","catch_line":"What order of publication to state; how published; when publication in newspaper dispensed with; electronic notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-317\/"},{"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":277895,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62879,"identifier":"8.01-455","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-455","url":"\/8.01-455\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-455\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-455","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-455","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A defendant<\/span> in any judgment<\/span>, his heirs or personal representatives, may, on motion<\/span>, after ten days’ notice thereof to the plaintiff<\/span> in such judgment<\/span>, or his assignee, or if he be dead, to his personal representative, or if he be a nonresident, to his attorney, if he have one, apply to the court<\/span> in which the judgment<\/span> was rendered, to have the same marked satisfied, and upon proof that the judgment<\/span> has been paid off or discharged, such court<\/span> shall order<\/span> such satisfaction to be recorded in the judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> book together with a separate instrument or order<\/span> discharging the judgment<\/span> and referencing the judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> book and page where the original judgment<\/span> was entered, and a certificate of such order<\/span> to be made to the clerk of the court<\/span> in which such judgment<\/span> is required by § 8.01-446<\/a> to be docketed, and the clerk of such court<\/span> shall immediately, upon the receipt of such certificate, enter the same in the judgment<\/span> docket<\/span> book where such judgment<\/span> is docketed. If the plaintiff<\/span> be a nonresident and have no attorney of record residing in this Commonwealth, the notice may be published and posted as an order<\/span> of publication is required to be published and posted under §§ 8.01-316<\/a> and 8.01-317<\/a>. Upon a like motion<\/span> and similar proceeding, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> that a separate instrument or order<\/span> be recorded to reflect that a judgment<\/span> has been “discharged in bankruptcy<\/span>” for any judgment<\/span> that may be shown to have been so discharged. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The cost of such proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, may be ordered to be paid by the plaintiff<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT, ON MOTION OF DEFENDANT, ETC., MAY HAVE PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT ENTERED (\u00a7\n8.01-455)\n\nA. A defendant in any judgment, his heirs or personal representatives, may, on\nmotion, after ten days’ notice thereof to the plaintiff in such judgment,\nor his assignee, or if he be dead, to his personal representative, or if he be a\nnonresident, to his attorney, if he have one, apply to the court in which the\njudgment was rendered, to have the same marked satisfied, and upon proof that\nthe judgment has been paid off or discharged, such court shall order such\nsatisfaction to be recorded in the judgment docket book together with a separate\ninstrument or order discharging the judgment and referencing the judgment docket\nbook and page where the original judgment was entered, and a certificate of such\norder to be made to the clerk of the court in which such judgment is required by\n§ 8.01-446 to be docketed, and the clerk of such court shall immediately,\nupon the receipt of such certificate, enter the same in the judgment docket book\nwhere such judgment is docketed. If the plaintiff be a nonresident and have no\nattorney of record residing in this Commonwealth, the notice may be published\nand posted as an order of publication is required to be published and posted\nunder §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317. Upon a like motion and similar\nproceeding, the court may order that a separate instrument or order be recorded\nto reflect that a judgment has been “discharged in bankruptcy” for\nany judgment that may be shown to have been so discharged.\n\nB. The cost of such proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, may be\nordered to be paid by the plaintiff.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-383; 1977, c. 617; 2014, c. 330.","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}}