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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":278181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59463,"identifier":"8.01-491","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-491","url":"\/8.01-491\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-491\/","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-491","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officer may break open dwelling house and levy on property in personal possession of debtor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-491","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>An officer into whose hands an execution is placed to be levied, may, if need be, break open the outer doors of a dwelling house in the daytime, after having first demanded admittance of the occupant, in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to make a <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span>, and may also <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> on property in the personal <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the debtor if the same be open to observation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICER MAY BREAK OPEN DWELLING HOUSE AND LEVY ON PROPERTY IN PERSONAL\nPOSSESSION OF DEBTOR (\u00a7 8.01-491)\n\nAn officer into whose hands an execution is placed to be levied, may, if need\nbe, break open the outer doors of a dwelling house in the daytime, after having\nfirst demanded admittance of the occupant, in order to make a levy, and may also\nlevy on property in the personal possession of the debtor if the same be open to\nobservation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-422; 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}}