                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN SHERIFF TO REMOVE FORCIBLE RESISTANCE TO ENTRY (§ 25.1-246)

In any case in which the petitioner may be entitled under the laws of this
Commonwealth to enter upon property for purposes of making examinations or
surveys as are authorized by law, to enter upon property in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter, or to condemn any property, the sheriff, whenever
required, shall attend and remove, if necessary, any forcible resistance to any
such entry or taking.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 4386; Code 1950, § 25-44; 1962, c. 426, § 25-46.33;
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2003, c. 940.