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In no case shall there be more than one satisfaction for the same money or thing.\n\t\tAnd the fact that a judgment creditor may have availed himself of the benefit of any other remedies under this chapter, shall not prevent him from issuing, from time to time, without impairing his lien under it, other executions upon his judgment until the same is satisfied.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230032,"text":"Subject to the limitations prescribed by Chapter 17 (\u00a7 8.01-426 et seq.) of this title, a party obtaining an execution may sue out other executions at his own costs, though the return day of a former execution has not arrived; and may sue out other executions at the defendant’s costs, when on a former execution there is a return by which it appears that the writ has not been executed, or that it or any part of the amount thereof is not levied, or that property levied on has been discharged by legal process which does not prevent a new execution on the judgment. 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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":73499,"section_number":"16.1-100","catch_line":"Additional executions; by whom issued","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-100\/"},{"id":72009,"section_number":"8.01-511","catch_line":"Institution of garnishment proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-511\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61477,"section_number":"8.01-426","catch_line":"\"Judgment\" includes decree","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-426\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278103,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63076,"identifier":"8.01-475","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-475","url":"\/8.01-475\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-475\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-475","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subsequent executions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-475","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Subject to the limitations prescribed by Chapter 17 (\u00a7 8.01-426<\/a> et seq.) of this title, a party<\/span> obtaining an execution may sue out other executions at his own costs, though the return day of a former execution has not arrived; and may sue out other executions at the defendant<\/span>’s costs, when on a former execution there is a return by which it appears that the writ<\/span> has not been executed, or that it or any part of the amount thereof is not levied, or that property levied on has been discharged by legal process which does not prevent a new execution on the judgment. In no case shall there be more than one satisfaction for the same money or thing.\n\t\tAnd the fact<\/span> that a judgment creditor<\/span> may have availed himself of the benefit of any other remedies under this chapter, shall not prevent him from issuing, from time to time, without impairing his lien<\/span> under it, other executions upon his judgment until the same is satisfied.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBSEQUENT EXECUTIONS (\u00a7 8.01-475)\n\nSubject to the limitations prescribed by Chapter 17 (\u00a7 8.01-426 et seq.) of\nthis title, a party obtaining an execution may sue out other executions at his\nown costs, though the return day of a former execution has not arrived; and may\nsue out other executions at the defendant’s costs, when on a former\nexecution there is a return by which it appears that the writ has not been\nexecuted, or that it or any part of the amount thereof is not levied, or that\nproperty levied on has been discharged by legal process which does not prevent a\nnew execution on the judgment. In no case shall there be more than one\nsatisfaction for the same money or thing.\n\t\tAnd the fact that a judgment creditor may have availed himself of the benefit\nof any other remedies under this chapter, shall not prevent him from issuing,\nfrom time to time, without impairing his lien under it, other executions upon\nhis judgment until the same is satisfied.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-407; 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}}