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Every other attachment shall command the sheriff or other officer to whom it may be directed to attach the property mentioned and sought to be attached in the petition, if any, and so much of the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, moneys and effects of the principal defendant not exempt from execution as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s demand, and, in case of tangible personal property, taken possession of under \u00a7 8.01-551, to keep the same safely in his possession to satisfy any judgment that may be recovered by the plaintiff in such attachment.\n\t\tEvery attachment sued out under this section shall also command the sheriff or other officer to summon the defendant or defendants, if he or they are found within his county or city, or any county or city wherein he may have seized property under and by virtue of such writ, to appear and answer the petition for the attachment.\n\t\tEach copy of the summons shall be issued together with a form for requesting a hearing on a claim of exemption from levy or seizure as provided in \u00a7 8.01-546.1. 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Every other attachment shall command the sheriff or other officer to whom it may be directed to attach the property mentioned and sought to be attached in the petition, if any, and so much of the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, moneys and effects of the principal defendant not exempt from execution as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s demand, and, in case of tangible personal property, taken possession of under \u00a7 8.01-551, to keep the same safely in his possession to satisfy any judgment that may be recovered by the plaintiff in such attachment.\n\t\tEvery attachment sued out under this section shall also command the sheriff or other officer to summon the defendant or defendants, if he or they are found within his county or city, or any county or city wherein he may have seized property under and by virtue of such writ, to appear and answer the petition for the attachment.\n\t\tEach copy of the summons shall be issued together with a form for requesting a hearing on a claim of exemption from levy or seizure as provided in \u00a7 8.01-546.1. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1986, chapter 341.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60572,"section_number":"8.01-546.1","catch_line":"Exemption claims form","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-546.1\/"},{"id":57916,"section_number":"8.01-551","catch_line":"When officer to take possession of property","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-551\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278627,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61795,"identifier":"8.01-546","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-546","url":"\/8.01-546\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-546\/","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-546","dublin_core":{"Title":"What attachment to command; summons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-546","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every attachment<\/span> sued out against specific personal property shall command the sheriff<\/span> or other officer to whom it may be directed to attach the specific property claimed in the petition<\/span>, and so much more of the real and personal property of the principal defendant<\/span> as shall be necessary to cover the damages<\/span> for the detention of the specific property sued for and the costs of the attachment<\/span>. Every other attachment<\/span> shall command the sheriff<\/span> or other officer to whom it may be directed to attach the property mentioned and sought to be attached in the petition<\/span>, if any, and so much of the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, moneys and effects of the principal defendant<\/span> not exempt from execution as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff<\/span>’s demand, and, in case of tangible personal property, taken possession<\/span> of under \u00a7 8.01-551<\/a>, to keep the same safely in his possession<\/span> to satisfy any judgment<\/span> that may be recovered by the plaintiff<\/span> in such attachment<\/span>.\n\t\tEvery attachment<\/span> sued out under this section shall also command the sheriff<\/span> or other officer to summon the defendant<\/span> or defendants<\/span>, if he or they are found within his county or city, or any county or city wherein he may have seized property under and by virtue of such writ<\/span>, to appear and answer the petition<\/span> for the attachment<\/span>.\n\t\tEach copy of the summons<\/span> shall be issued together with a form for requesting a hearing<\/span> on a claim of exemption from levy<\/span> or seizure as provided in \u00a7 8.01-546.1<\/a>. Both documents shall be served on each defendant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT ATTACHMENT TO COMMAND; SUMMONS (\u00a7 8.01-546)\n\nEvery attachment sued out against specific personal property shall command the\nsheriff or other officer to whom it may be directed to attach the specific\nproperty claimed in the petition, and so much more of the real and personal\nproperty of the principal defendant as shall be necessary to cover the damages\nfor the detention of the specific property sued for and the costs of the\nattachment. Every other attachment shall command the sheriff or other officer to\nwhom it may be directed to attach the property mentioned and sought to be\nattached in the petition, if any, and so much of the lands, tenements, goods,\nchattels, moneys and effects of the principal defendant not exempt from\nexecution as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s demand, and, in\ncase of tangible personal property, taken possession of under \u00a7 8.01-551, to\nkeep the same safely in his possession to satisfy any judgment that may be\nrecovered by the plaintiff in such attachment.\n\t\tEvery attachment sued out under this section shall also command the sheriff or\nother officer to summon the defendant or defendants, if he or they are found\nwithin his county or city, or any county or city wherein he may have seized\nproperty under and by virtue of such writ, to appear and answer the petition for\nthe attachment.\n\t\tEach copy of the summons shall be issued together with a form for requesting a\nhearing on a claim of exemption from levy or seizure as provided in \u00a7\n8.01-546.1. Both documents shall be served on each defendant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-533; 1977, c. 617; 1986, c. 341.","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}}