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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 1954, chapter 620; in 1976, chapter 354; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1986, chapter 341; in 1996, chapters 501<\/a> and 608<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78448,"section_number":"16.1-103","catch_line":"Proceedings by interrogatories","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-103\/"},{"id":70399,"section_number":"55.1-2811","catch_line":"Lien on animals","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2811\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60572,"section_number":"8.01-546.1","catch_line":"Exemption claims form","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-546.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56904,"identifier":"8.01-466","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-466","url":"\/8.01-466\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-466\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-466","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clerk to issue fieri facias on judgment for money","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-466","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On a judgment for money, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court<\/span> in which such judgment was rendered, upon request of the judgment creditor<\/span>, his assignee or his attorney, to issue<\/span> a writ of fieri facias<\/span> at the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the entry of the judgment and place the same in the hands of a proper person<\/span> to be executed and take his receipt therefor. The writ shall be issued together with the form for requesting a hearing<\/span> on a claim of exemption from levy<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 8.01-546.1<\/a>. For good cause the court<\/span> may order<\/span> an execution to issue<\/span> on judgments<\/span> and decrees<\/span> at an earlier period.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLERK TO ISSUE FIERI FACIAS ON JUDGMENT FOR MONEY (\u00a7 8.01-466)\n\nOn a judgment for money, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which\nsuch judgment was rendered, upon request of the judgment creditor, his assignee\nor his attorney, to issue a writ of fieri facias at the expiration of twenty-one\ndays from the date of the entry of the judgment and place the same in the hands\nof a proper person to be executed and take his receipt therefor. The writ shall\nbe issued together with the form for requesting a hearing on a claim of\nexemption from levy as provided in \u00a7 8.01-546.1. For good cause the court may\norder an execution to issue on judgments and decrees at an earlier period.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-399; 1954, c. 620; 1976, c. 354; 1977, c. 617; 1986, c.\n341; 1996, cc. 501, 608.","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}}