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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1996, chapter 1002<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 575<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69182,"section_number":"16.1-119","catch_line":"Proceedings to try title to property levied on under distress or execution","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-119\/"},{"id":81316,"section_number":"6.2-2304","catch_line":"Duty to deny access to safe deposit boxes under certain conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2304\/"},{"id":82878,"section_number":"8.01-365","catch_line":"How claim of third party tried","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-365\/"},{"id":76964,"section_number":"8.01-502","catch_line":"Person paying debtor not affected by lien unless notice given","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-502\/"},{"id":85211,"section_number":"8.01-503","catch_line":"Withholding of wages or salary not required by preceding sections unless garnishment process served","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-503\/"},{"id":54230,"section_number":"8.01-505","catch_line":"When lien acquired on intangibles under \u00a7 8.01-501 ceases","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-505\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72321,"section_number":"8.01-293","catch_line":"Authorization to serve process, capias or show cause order; execute writ of possession or eviction and levy upon property","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-293\/"},{"id":84599,"section_number":"8.01-478","catch_line":"On what property writ of fieri facias levied; when lien commences","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-478\/"},{"id":56793,"section_number":"8.01-479","catch_line":"Time for enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-479\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62841,"identifier":"8.01-501","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-501","url":"\/8.01-501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-501\/","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien of fieri facias on estate of debtor not capable of being levied on","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every writ of fieri facias<\/span> shall, in addition to the lien<\/span> it has under \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-478<\/a> and 8.01-479<\/a> on what is capable of being levied on under those sections, be a lien<\/span> from the time it is delivered to a sheriff<\/span> or other officer, or any person<\/span> authorized to serve process pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-293<\/a>, to be executed, on all the personal estate of or to which the judgment debtor<\/span> is, or may afterwards and on or before the return day of such writ or before the return day of any wage garnishment<\/span> to enforce the same, become, possessed or entitled, in which, from its nature is not capable of being levied on under such sections, except such as is exempt under the provisions of Title 34, and except that, as against an assignee of any such estate for valuable consideration, the lien<\/span> by virtue of this section shall not affect him unless he had notice thereof at the time of the assignment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN OF FIERI FACIAS ON ESTATE OF DEBTOR NOT CAPABLE OF BEING LEVIED ON (\u00a7\n8.01-501)\n\nEvery writ of fieri facias shall, in addition to the lien it has under \u00a7\u00a7\n8.01-478 and 8.01-479 on what is capable of being levied on under those\nsections, be a lien from the time it is delivered to a sheriff or other officer,\nor any person authorized to serve process pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-293, to be\nexecuted, on all the personal estate of or to which the judgment debtor is, or\nmay afterwards and on or before the return day of such writ or before the return\nday of any wage garnishment to enforce the same, become, possessed or entitled,\nin which, from its nature is not capable of being levied on under such sections,\nexcept such as is exempt under the provisions of Title 34, and except that, as\nagainst an assignee of any such estate for valuable consideration, the lien by\nvirtue of this section shall not affect him unless he had notice thereof at the\ntime of the assignment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-431; 1977, c. 617; 1996, c. 1002; 2006, c. 575.","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}}