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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54004,"identifier":"8.01-548","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-548","url":"\/8.01-548\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-548\/","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-548","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who may levy attachment and on what","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-548","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>An <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> may be levied upon any estate of the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span>, whether the same be in the county or city in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> issued, or in any other, either by the officer of the county or city wherein the <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> issued, or by the officer of the county or city where the estate is.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO MAY LEVY ATTACHMENT AND ON WHAT (\u00a7 8.01-548)\n\nAn attachment may be levied upon any estate of the defendant, whether the same\nbe in the county or city in which the attachment issued, or in any other, either\nby the officer of the county or city wherein the attachment issued, or by the\nofficer of the county or city where the estate is.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-535; 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}}