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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":65409,"section_number":"8.01-510","catch_line":"Sale, collection and disposition of debtor's estate by officer","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-510\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61477,"section_number":"8.01-426","catch_line":"\"Judgment\" includes decree","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-426\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59866,"identifier":"8.01-497","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-497","url":"\/8.01-497\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-497\/","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-497","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suit by officer to recover estate on which fieri facias is lien","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-497","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the recovery of any estate on which a writ of fieri facias<\/span> is a lien<\/span> under this chapter, or on which the judgment<\/span> on which such writ issues<\/span> is a lien<\/span> under Chapter 17 (\u00a7 8.01-426<\/a> et seq.) of this title, or for the enforcement of any liability in respect to any such estate, a suit<\/span> may be maintained, at law<\/span> or in equity<\/span>, as the case may require, in the name of the officer to whom such writ was delivered, or in the name of any other officer who may be designated for the purpose by an order<\/span> of the court<\/span> in which the judgment<\/span> is entered. No officer shall be bound to bring such suit<\/span> unless bond<\/span>, with sufficient surety<\/span>, be given him to indemnify him against all expenses and costs which he may incur or become liable for by reason thereof. But any person<\/span> interested may bring such suit<\/span> at his own costs in the officer’s name.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUIT BY OFFICER TO RECOVER ESTATE ON WHICH FIERI FACIAS IS LIEN (\u00a7 8.01-497)\n\nFor the recovery of any estate on which a writ of fieri facias is a lien under\nthis chapter, or on which the judgment on which such writ issues is a lien under\nChapter 17 (\u00a7 8.01-426 et seq.) of this title, or for the enforcement of any\nliability in respect to any such estate, a suit may be maintained, at law or in\nequity, as the case may require, in the name of the officer to whom such writ\nwas delivered, or in the name of any other officer who may be designated for the\npurpose by an order of the court in which the judgment is entered. No officer\nshall be bound to bring such suit unless bond, with sufficient surety, be given\nhim to indemnify him against all expenses and costs which he may incur or become\nliable for by reason thereof. But any person interested may bring such suit at\nhis own costs in the officer’s name.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-426; 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}}