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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 1954, chapter 615; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1996, chapter 1002<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59315,"section_number":"6.2-602","catch_line":"Adverse claims to accounts","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-602\/"},{"id":71071,"section_number":"8.01-502.1","catch_line":"Serving notice of lien on financial institution","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-502.1\/"},{"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\/"}],"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":62841,"section_number":"8.01-501","catch_line":"Lien of fieri facias on estate of debtor not capable of being levied on","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-501\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278227,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76964,"identifier":"8.01-502","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-502","url":"\/8.01-502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-502\/","token":"8.01\/18\/5\/8.01-502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Person paying debtor not affected by lien unless notice given","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As against a person<\/span> making a payment to the judgment debtor<\/span>, the lien<\/span> referred to in \u00a7 8.01-501<\/a> shall not affect him, unless and until he be given written notice thereof setting forth (i) the name of the person<\/span> against whom obtained, (ii) by whom obtained, (iii) the amount and costs of the judgment, (iv) the date recovered, (v) the date of the issuance or renewal of execution thereon, (vi) the return day of execution, and (vii) the date of placing of the execution in the hands of the officer or other person<\/span> authorized to serve process pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-293<\/a>, and unless such notice shall be personally signed by the plaintiff<\/span> or his attorney and shall have been duly served upon the person<\/span> making payment and the judgment debtor<\/span> by an officer authorized to serve civil process.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSON PAYING DEBTOR NOT AFFECTED BY LIEN UNLESS NOTICE GIVEN (\u00a7 8.01-502)\n\nAs against a person making a payment to the judgment debtor, the lien referred\nto in \u00a7 8.01-501 shall not affect him, unless and until he be given written\nnotice thereof setting forth (i) the name of the person against whom obtained,\n(ii) by whom obtained, (iii) the amount and costs of the judgment, (iv) the date\nrecovered, (v) the date of the issuance or renewal of execution thereon, (vi)\nthe return day of execution, and (vii) the date of placing of the execution in\nthe hands of the officer or other person authorized to serve process pursuant to\n\u00a7 8.01-293, and unless such notice shall be personally signed by the plaintiff\nor his attorney and shall have been duly served upon the person making payment\nand the judgment debtor by an officer authorized to serve civil process.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-432; 1954, c. 615; 1977, c. 617; 1996, c. 1002.","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}}