                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENTRY OF ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGMENT ON JUDGMENT LIEN DOCKET (§ 8.01-452)

Whenever there shall be an assignment of a judgment, such assignment must be in
writing, showing the date thereof, the name of the assignor and assignee, the
amount of the judgment, and when and by what court granted, and either
acknowledged as are deeds for recordation in the clerks&#8217; offices of
circuit courts in the Commonwealth, or signed by the assignor, attested by two
witnesses. Such assignment shall be recorded in a separate instrument
referencing the page of the book where same is docketed, by the judgment
creditor or his attorney of record. When such assignment is docketed as herein
provided, further executions shall be issued in the name of the assignee as the
plaintiff in the case.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-379; 1977, c. 617; 2014, c. 330.