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In the alternative, the principal defendant may, by giving bond with condition to perform the judgment of the court, release from any attachment the whole of any estate attached. The bond in either case shall be taken by the officer serving the attachment, with surety, payable to the plaintiff, and in a penalty in the latter case either double the amount or value for which the attachment issued or double the value of the property on which the attachment was levied, at the option of the person giving it, and in the former, either double the amount of value for which the attachment issued or double the value of the property retained or returned, at the option of the person giving it. However, in the event the court shall consider that the amount of any bond required by this section or \u00a7 8.01-551 is excessive or inadequate, such court may, upon motion of any party in interest after reasonable notice to the opposite party if he can be found in the jurisdiction of the court or to his attorney of record, if any, fix the amount of such bond to conform to the equities of the case.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234371,"text":"Any property levied on or seized as aforesaid, under any attachment, may be retained by or returned to the defendant or other person in whose possession it was on his giving bond, with condition to have the same forthcoming at such time and place as the court may require. In the alternative, the principal defendant may, by giving bond with condition to perform the judgment of the court, release from any attachment the whole of any estate attached. The bond in either case shall be taken by the officer serving the attachment, with surety, payable to the plaintiff, and in a penalty in the latter case either double the amount or value for which the attachment issued or double the value of the property on which the attachment was levied, at the option of the person giving it, and in the former, either double the amount of value for which the attachment issued or double the value of the property retained or returned, at the option of the person giving it. However, in the event the court shall consider that the amount of any bond required by this section or \u00a7 8.01-551 is excessive or inadequate, such court may, upon motion of any party in interest after reasonable notice to the opposite party if he can be found in the jurisdiction of the court or to his attorney of record, if any, fix the amount of such bond to conform to the equities of the case.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12874,"edition_id":1,"name":"Summons; Levy; Lien; Bonds, Etc","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12873,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":278625,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12874,"identifier":"2","token":"8.01\/20\/2","url":"\/8.01\/20\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12873,"edition_id":1,"name":"Attachments and Bail in Civil Cases","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":278565,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12873,"identifier":"20","token":"8.01\/20","url":"\/8.01\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61795,"structure_id":12874,"section_number":"8.01-546","catch_line":"What attachment to command; 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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 1984, chapter 646.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58537,"section_number":"46.2-1134","catch_line":"Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1134\/"},{"id":77194,"section_number":"46.2-613.4","catch_line":"Special seizure provisions for unpaid fees and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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":278663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64400,"identifier":"8.01-553","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-553","url":"\/8.01-553\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-553\/","token":"8.01\/20\/2\/8.01-553","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bonds for retention of property or release of attachment; revising bonds mentioned in this and \u00a7 8.01-551","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-553","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any property levied on or seized as aforesaid, under any attachment<\/span>, may be retained by or returned to the defendant<\/span> or other person<\/span> in whose possession<\/span> it was on his giving bond<\/span>, with condition to have the same forthcoming at such time and place as the court<\/span> may require. In the alternative, the principal defendant<\/span> may, by giving bond<\/span> with condition to perform the judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span>, release from any attachment<\/span> the whole of any estate attached. The bond<\/span> in either case shall be taken by the officer serving the attachment<\/span>, with surety<\/span>, payable to the plaintiff<\/span>, and in a penalty<\/span> in the latter case either double the amount or value for which the attachment<\/span> issued or double the value of the property on which the attachment<\/span> was levied, at the option of the person<\/span> giving it, and in the former, either double the amount of value for which the attachment<\/span> issued or double the value of the property retained or returned, at the option of the person<\/span> giving it. However, in the event the court<\/span> shall consider that the amount of any bond<\/span> required by this section or \u00a7 8.01-551<\/a> is excessive or inadequate, such court<\/span> may, upon motion<\/span> of any party in interest<\/span> after reasonable notice to the opposite party if he can be found in the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> or to his attorney of record, if any, fix the amount of such bond<\/span> to conform to the equities of the case.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBONDS FOR RETENTION OF PROPERTY OR RELEASE OF ATTACHMENT; REVISING BONDS\nMENTIONED IN THIS AND \u00a7 8.01-551 (\u00a7 8.01-553)\n\nAny property levied on or seized as aforesaid, under any attachment, may be\nretained by or returned to the defendant or other person in whose possession it\nwas on his giving bond, with condition to have the same forthcoming at such time\nand place as the court may require. In the alternative, the principal defendant\nmay, by giving bond with condition to perform the judgment of the court, release\nfrom any attachment the whole of any estate attached. The bond in either case\nshall be taken by the officer serving the attachment, with surety, payable to\nthe plaintiff, and in a penalty in the latter case either double the amount or\nvalue for which the attachment issued or double the value of the property on\nwhich the attachment was levied, at the option of the person giving it, and in\nthe former, either double the amount of value for which the attachment issued or\ndouble the value of the property retained or returned, at the option of the\nperson giving it. However, in the event the court shall consider that the amount\nof any bond required by this section or \u00a7 8.01-551 is excessive or inadequate,\nsuch court may, upon motion of any party in interest after reasonable notice to\nthe opposite party if he can be found in the jurisdiction of the court or to his\nattorney of record, if any, fix the amount of such bond to conform to the\nequities of the case.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-540; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 646.","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}}