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Upon such payment, the court, by an order entered of record shall direct the clerk to deposit the same at interest in any bank which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is designated in such order; to file evidence of such deposit in the office of the clerk in an appropriate file and shall be payable to the court entering the order for the benefit of the judgment creditor; and to enter upon the judgment docket, where the judgment is docketed, the date of such deposit, the date of the entry of the order of the court receiving same, referring to the number and page of the order book in which it is entered.\n\t\tThe judgment creditor or his attorney may have the money, so paid, to which he is entitled, upon application to the court therefor whenever it may appear to the court that it should be paid to him.\n\t\tFrom and after the time of such payment, into the court, as aforesaid, the property of the defendant shall be free and clear of any lien created by any such judgment, or any execution issued thereupon.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238323,"text":"Whenever a judgment debtor or anyone for him or any party liable on the judgment wishes to pay off and discharge a judgment, of record in any clerk’s office in this Commonwealth, when the judgment creditor cannot be located, he may do so by paying into the court having jurisdiction over such judgment an amount sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and all costs due thereupon, together with the cost of entering necessary orders, and other service attendant upon the proceeding herein provided for, and satisfaction upon such judgment. Upon such payment, the court, by an order entered of record shall direct the clerk to deposit the same at interest in any bank which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is designated in such order; to file evidence of such deposit in the office of the clerk in an appropriate file and shall be payable to the court entering the order for the benefit of the judgment creditor; and to enter upon the judgment docket, where the judgment is docketed, the date of such deposit, the date of the entry of the order of the court receiving same, referring to the number and page of the order book in which it is entered.\n\t\tThe judgment creditor or his attorney may have the money, so paid, to which he is entitled, upon application to the court therefor whenever it may appear to the court that it should be paid to him.\n\t\tFrom and after the time of such payment, into the court, as aforesaid, the property of the defendant shall be free and clear of any lien created by any such judgment, or any execution issued thereupon.","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":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},"next_section":{"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},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-456\/","history_text":"

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":[{"id":68420,"section_number":"16.1-69.55","catch_line":"Retention of case records; limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.55\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65562,"identifier":"8.01-456","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-456","url":"\/8.01-456\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-456\/","token":"8.01\/17\/6\/8.01-456","dublin_core":{"Title":"Satisfaction of judgment when judgment creditor cannot be located","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-456","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a judgment debtor<\/span> or anyone for him or any party<\/span> liable on the judgment wishes to pay off and discharge a judgment, of record in any clerk’s office in this Commonwealth, when the judgment creditor<\/span> cannot be located, he may do so by paying into the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> over such judgment an amount sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and all costs due thereupon, together with the cost of entering necessary orders<\/span>, and other service attendant upon the proceeding herein provided for, and satisfaction upon such judgment. Upon such payment, the court<\/span>, by an order<\/span> entered of record shall direct the clerk to deposit the same at interest in any bank which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is designated in such order<\/span>; to file evidence<\/span> of such deposit in the office of the clerk in an appropriate file and shall be payable to the court<\/span> entering the order<\/span> for the benefit of the judgment creditor<\/span>; and to enter upon the judgment docket<\/span>, where the judgment is docketed, the date of such deposit, the date of the entry of the order<\/span> of the court<\/span> receiving same, referring to the number and page of the order<\/span> book in which it is entered.\n\t\tThe judgment creditor<\/span> or his attorney may have the money, so paid, to which he is entitled, upon application to the court<\/span> therefor whenever it may appear to the court<\/span> that it should be paid to him.\n\t\tFrom and after the time of such payment, into the court<\/span>, as aforesaid, the property of the defendant<\/span> shall be free and clear of any lien<\/span> created by any such judgment, or any execution issued thereupon.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT WHEN JUDGMENT CREDITOR CANNOT BE LOCATED (\u00a7 8.01-456)\n\nWhenever a judgment debtor or anyone for him or any party liable on the judgment\nwishes to pay off and discharge a judgment, of record in any clerk’s\noffice in this Commonwealth, when the judgment creditor cannot be located, he\nmay do so by paying into the court having jurisdiction over such judgment an\namount sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and all costs due thereupon,\ntogether with the cost of entering necessary orders, and other service attendant\nupon the proceeding herein provided for, and satisfaction upon such judgment.\nUpon such payment, the court, by an order entered of record shall direct the\nclerk to deposit the same at interest in any bank which is a member of the\nFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is designated in such order; to file\nevidence of such deposit in the office of the clerk in an appropriate file and\nshall be payable to the court entering the order for the benefit of the judgment\ncreditor; and to enter upon the judgment docket, where the judgment is docketed,\nthe date of such deposit, the date of the entry of the order of the court\nreceiving same, referring to the number and page of the order book in which it\nis entered.\n\t\tThe judgment creditor or his attorney may have the money, so paid, to which he\nis entitled, upon application to the court therefor whenever it may appear to\nthe court that it should be paid to him.\n\t\tFrom and after the time of such payment, into the court, as aforesaid, the\nproperty of the defendant shall be free and clear of any lien created by any\nsuch judgment, or any execution issued thereupon.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-384; 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}}