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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-465 (2026)

Chapter embraces recognizances and bonds having force of judgment

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The foregoing sections of this chapter, so far as they relate to the docketing of judgments, the entering of satisfaction thereof, and the liens of judgments and enforcement of such liens, shall be construed as embracing recognizances, and bonds having the force of a judgment.

Code 1950, § 8-398; 1977, c. 617.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2012 · leading case: Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Argentine Repub., 893 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Va. 2012).
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Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Argentine Repub., 893 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Va. 2012). · cites it 2× “, Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-465 et seq. (Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act); Washington v.”
Leasecomm Corp. v. Prod. Grp., 46 Va. Cir. 135 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1998). · cites it 3× “I find that the Massachusetts judgment docketed in Virginia on September 4, 1996, is valid pursuant to the statutory requirements of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Va. Code § 8.01-465 et seq. (“UEFJA”). In Virginia, there are two ways to enforce a foreign…”
Jackson v. Chong Im Kim, 40 Va. Cir. 440 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1996). · cites it 3× “I find that the Maryland judgment docketed in Virginia on August 26, 1996, is valid pursuant to the statutory requirements of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Va. Code § 8.01-465 et seq. (“UEFJA”). It will not be vacated irrespective of the fact that the notice…”
Johnson v. Niemela, 58 Va. Cir. 199 (2002). “§ 8.01-465, etseq. The Plaintiff obtained the Texas judgment through a default action on November 26, 1997, in the County Court, CCL # 3, Dallas County, Texas.”
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