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The fact that a financial institution is doing business in a geographic area where the judgment debtor resides, works or has a place of business is not, by itself, a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor is entitled to a payment from a financial institution. Any person violating this section shall be liable to a financial institution for the sum of $100 for each notice of lien wrongfully served on such institution. In any action at law to recover an amount due hereunder, the judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor causing the notice of lien to be served on the financial institution shall have the burden of showing a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor was entitled to a payment from such institution.B\n\nAny judgment creditor serving a notice of lien on a financial institution shall, within five business days of such service, mail to the judgment debtor at his last known address a copy of the notice of lien along with a notice of exemptions and claim for exemption form in accordance with § 8.01-512.4. The judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor shall file a certification with the court affirming that he has mailed the judgment debtor these notices. In the event that the judgment creditor fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection, he shall be liable to the judgment debtor for no more than $100 in damages, unless he proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure was not willful.C\n\nA financial institution served with a valid notice of lien shall provide a written response to the judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor within twenty-one days after being served with such notice of lien indicating the amount of money held by the financial institution pursuant to the notice of lien.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256279,"text":"No judgment creditor or attorney for a judgment creditor shall have a notice of lien served on a financial institution under § 8.01-502 unless such judgment creditor or attorney has a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor is entitled to a payment from such institution. The fact that a financial institution is doing business in a geographic area where the judgment debtor resides, works or has a place of business is not, by itself, a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor is entitled to a payment from a financial institution. Any person violating this section shall be liable to a financial institution for the sum of $100 for each notice of lien wrongfully served on such institution. In any action at law to recover an amount due hereunder, the judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor causing the notice of lien to be served on the financial institution shall have the burden of showing a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor was entitled to a payment from such institution.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":256280,"text":"Any judgment creditor serving a notice of lien on a financial institution shall, within five business days of such service, mail to the judgment debtor at his last known address a copy of the notice of lien along with a notice of exemptions and claim for exemption form in accordance with § 8.01-512.4. The judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor shall file a certification with the court affirming that he has mailed the judgment debtor these notices. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 750<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 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 1999, chapter 48<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 673<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68014,"section_number":"8.01-512.4","catch_line":"Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-512.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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":68014,"section_number":"8.01-512.4","catch_line":"Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-512.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71071,"identifier":"8.01-502.1","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-502.1","url":"\/8.01-502.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-502.1\/","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-502.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Serving notice of lien on financial institution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-502.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No judgment creditor<\/span> or attorney for a judgment creditor<\/span> shall have a notice of lien<\/span> served on a financial institution under § 8.01-502<\/a> unless such judgment creditor<\/span> or attorney has a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor<\/span> is entitled to a payment from such institution. The fact<\/span> that a financial institution is doing business in a geographic area where the judgment debtor<\/span> resides, works or has a place of business is not, by itself, a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor<\/span> is entitled to a payment from a financial institution. Any person<\/span> violating this section shall be liable to a financial institution for the sum of $100 for each notice of lien<\/span> wrongfully served on such institution. In any action<\/span> at law<\/span> to recover an amount due hereunder, the judgment creditor<\/span> or attorney for the judgment creditor<\/span> causing the notice of lien<\/span> to be served on the financial institution shall have the burden of showing a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor<\/span> was entitled to a payment from such institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any judgment creditor<\/span> serving a notice of lien<\/span> on a financial institution shall, within five business days of such service, mail to the judgment debtor<\/span> at his last known address a copy of the notice of lien<\/span> along with a notice of exemptions and claim for exemption form in accordance with § 8.01-512.4<\/a>. The judgment creditor<\/span> or attorney for the judgment creditor<\/span> shall file a certification with the court<\/span> affirming that he has mailed the judgment debtor<\/span> these notices. In the event that the judgment creditor<\/span> fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection, he shall be liable to the judgment debtor<\/span> for no more than $100 in damages<\/span>, unless he proves by a preponderance of the evidence<\/span> that the failure was not willful. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A financial institution served with a valid notice of lien<\/span> shall provide a written response to the judgment creditor<\/span> or attorney for the judgment creditor<\/span> within twenty-one days after being served with such notice of lien<\/span> indicating the amount of money held by the financial institution pursuant to the notice of lien<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVING NOTICE OF LIEN ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (\u00a7 8.01-502.1)\n\nA. No judgment creditor or attorney for a judgment creditor shall have a notice\nof lien served on a financial institution under § 8.01-502 unless such\njudgment creditor or attorney has a reasonable basis for believing that the\njudgment debtor is entitled to a payment from such institution. The fact that a\nfinancial institution is doing business in a geographic area where the judgment\ndebtor resides, works or has a place of business is not, by itself, a reasonable\nbasis for believing that the judgment debtor is entitled to a payment from a\nfinancial institution. Any person violating this section shall be liable to a\nfinancial institution for the sum of $100 for each notice of lien wrongfully\nserved on such institution. In any action at law to recover an amount due\nhereunder, the judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor causing\nthe notice of lien to be served on the financial institution shall have the\nburden of showing a reasonable basis for believing that the judgment debtor was\nentitled to a payment from such institution.\n\nB. Any judgment creditor serving a notice of lien on a financial institution\nshall, within five business days of such service, mail to the judgment debtor at\nhis last known address a copy of the notice of lien along with a notice of\nexemptions and claim for exemption form in accordance with § 8.01-512.4.\nThe judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor shall file a\ncertification with the court affirming that he has mailed the judgment debtor\nthese notices. In the event that the judgment creditor fails to comply with the\nrequirements of this subsection, he shall be liable to the judgment debtor for\nno more than $100 in damages, unless he proves by a preponderance of the\nevidence that the failure was not willful.\n\nC. A financial institution served with a valid notice of lien shall provide a\nwritten response to the judgment creditor or attorney for the judgment creditor\nwithin twenty-one days after being served with such notice of lien indicating\nthe amount of money held by the financial institution pursuant to the notice of\nlien.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 750; 1999, c. 48; 2010, c. 673.","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}}