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Such court, on the application of the plaintiff in the motion, may make an order staying the proceedings on the execution until the motion be heard and determined, the order not to be effectual until bond be given in such penalty and with such condition, and either with or without surety, as the court may prescribe. The clerk from whose office the execution issued, shall take the bond and make as many copies of the order as may be necessary and endorse thereon that the bond required has been given; and a copy shall be served on the plaintiff in the execution and on the officer in whose hands the execution is placed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235172,"text":"A motion to quash an execution may, after reasonable notice to the adverse party, be heard and decided by the court which issued the execution. Such court, on the application of the plaintiff in the motion, may make an order staying the proceedings on the execution until the motion be heard and determined, the order not to be effectual until bond be given in such penalty and with such condition, and either with or without surety, as the court may prescribe. The clerk from whose office the execution issued, shall take the bond and make as many copies of the order as may be necessary and endorse thereon that the bond required has been given; and a copy shall be served on the plaintiff in the execution and on the officer in whose hands the execution is placed.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14906,"edition_id":1,"name":"Issue and Form; Motion to Quash","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13222,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:42","permalink":{"id":278065,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14906,"identifier":"1","token":"8.01\/18\/1","url":"\/8.01\/18\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13222,"edition_id":1,"name":"Executions and Other Means of Recovery","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:28","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:28","permalink":{"id":278063,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13222,"identifier":"18","token":"8.01\/18","url":"\/8.01\/18\/","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":56904,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-466","catch_line":"Clerk to issue fieri facias on judgment for money","url":"\/8.01-466\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-466","metadata":false},{"id":74677,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-467","catch_line":"What writs may not issue","url":"\/8.01-467\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-467","metadata":false},{"id":83803,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-468","catch_line":"Executions against corporations","url":"\/8.01-468\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-468","metadata":false},{"id":80952,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-469","catch_line":"Executions on joint judgments","url":"\/8.01-469\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-469","metadata":false},{"id":67287,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-470","catch_line":"Writs on judgments for specific property","url":"\/8.01-470\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-470","metadata":false},{"id":78505,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-471","catch_line":"Time period for issuing writs of eviction in unlawful entry and detainer; when returnable","url":"\/8.01-471\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-471","metadata":false},{"id":76115,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-472","catch_line":"Writs on judgments for personal property","url":"\/8.01-472\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-472","metadata":false},{"id":75764,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-473","catch_line":"Judgment for benefit of other person than plaintiff; remedies of such person","url":"\/8.01-473\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-473","metadata":false},{"id":72960,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-474","catch_line":"What writ of fieri facias to command","url":"\/8.01-474\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-474","metadata":false},{"id":63076,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-475","catch_line":"Subsequent executions","url":"\/8.01-475\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-475","metadata":false},{"id":65809,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-476","catch_line":"New execution after loss of property sold under indemnifying bond","url":"\/8.01-476\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-476","metadata":false},{"id":64614,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-477","catch_line":"When executions may be quashed; how proceedings thereon stayed","url":"\/8.01-477\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-477","metadata":false},{"id":72198,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-477.1","catch_line":"Claims of exemption from execution","url":"\/8.01-477.1\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-477.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":65809,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-476","catch_line":"New execution after loss of property sold under indemnifying bond","url":"\/8.01-476\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-476","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":72198,"structure_id":14906,"section_number":"8.01-477.1","catch_line":"Claims of exemption from execution","url":"\/8.01-477.1\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-477.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-477\/","history_text":"<p>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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64614,"identifier":"8.01-477","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-477","url":"\/8.01-477\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-477\/","token":"8.01\/18\/1\/8.01-477","dublin_core":{"Title":"When executions may be quashed; how proceedings thereon stayed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-477","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">motion to quash<\/span> an execution may, after reasonable notice to the adverse <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, be heard and decided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> which issued the execution. Such <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, on the application of the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> in the motion, may make an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> staying the proceedings on the execution until the motion be heard and determined, the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> not to be effectual until <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> be given in such <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> and with such condition, and either with or without <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span>, as the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may prescribe. The clerk from whose office the execution issued, shall take the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> and make as many copies of the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> as may be necessary and endorse thereon that the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> required has been given; and a copy shall be served on the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> in the execution and on the officer in whose hands the execution is placed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN EXECUTIONS MAY BE QUASHED; HOW PROCEEDINGS THEREON STAYED (\u00a7 8.01-477)\n\nA motion to quash an execution may, after reasonable notice to the adverse\nparty, be heard and decided by the court which issued the execution. Such court,\non the application of the plaintiff in the motion, may make an order staying the\nproceedings on the execution until the motion be heard and determined, the order\nnot to be effectual until bond be given in such penalty and with such condition,\nand either with or without surety, as the court may prescribe. The clerk from\nwhose office the execution issued, shall take the bond and make as many copies\nof the order as may be necessary and endorse thereon that the bond required has\nbeen given; and a copy shall be served on the plaintiff in the execution and on\nthe officer in whose hands the execution is placed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-410; 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}}