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If the judgment debtor<\/span> shows the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> that an appeal<\/span> from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay<\/span> of execution has been granted, the court<\/span> shall stay<\/span> enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal<\/span> is concluded, the time for appeal<\/span> expires, or the stay<\/span> of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor<\/span> has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.\n\t\tIf the judgment debtor<\/span> shows the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any court<\/span> of this Commonwealth would be stayed, including the ground that an appeal<\/span> from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that the time for taking such an appeal<\/span> has not expired, the court<\/span> shall stay<\/span> enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period until all available appeals<\/span> are concluded or the time for taking all appeals<\/span> has expired, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this Commonwealth, subject to the provisions of subsections J and K of \u00a7 8.01-676.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTAY OF ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 8.01-465.4)\n\nIf the judgment debtor shows the circuit court that an appeal from the foreign\njudgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been\ngranted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the\nappeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution\nexpires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the\nsecurity for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it\nwas rendered.\n\t\tIf the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which\nenforcement of a judgment of any court of this Commonwealth would be stayed,\nincluding the ground that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will\nbe taken, or that the time for taking such an appeal has not expired, the court\nshall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period until\nall available appeals are concluded or the time for taking all appeals has\nexpired, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which\nis required in this Commonwealth, subject to the provisions of subsections J and\nK of \u00a7 8.01-676.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 539; 2000, c. 100.","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}}