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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-466 (2026)

Clerk to issue fieri facias on judgment for money

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On a judgment for money, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which such judgment was rendered, upon request of the judgment creditor, his assignee or his attorney, to issue a writ of fieri facias at the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of the entry of the judgment and place the same in the hands of a proper person to be executed and take his receipt therefor. The writ shall be issued together with the form for requesting a hearing on a claim of exemption from levy as provided in § 8.01-546.1. For good cause the court may order an execution to issue on judgments and decrees at an earlier period.

Code 1950, § 8-399; 1954, c. 620; 1976, c. 354; 1977, c. 617; 1986, c. 341; 1996, cc. 501, 608.

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Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Network Solutions, Inc. v. Umbro Int'l, Inc., 529 S.E.2d 80 (Va. 2000).

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Network Solutions, Inc. v. Umbro Int'l, Inc., 529 S.E.2d 80 (Va. 2000). · cites it 4× “Code § 8.01-466. See also Code § 8.01-465.”

Marcus, Santoro & Kozak v. Hung-Lin Wu, 652 S.E.2d 777 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “In an attempt to collect on the judgments, Wu requested that the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Virginia Beach deliver a writ of fieri facias against Tseng to the Sheriff of Virginia Beach pursuant to Code § 8.01-466. 3 The writ was delivered to the sheriff on October 7, 2005.”

Dorer v. Arel, 60 F. Supp. 2d 558 (E.D. Va. 1999). · cites it 3× “Va.Code §§ 8.01-466 et seq.; id. § 8.01-501 et seq.”

In Re Wilkinson, 196 B.R. 311 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1996). · cites it 2× “See Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-466 (1992). The writ commands the officer “to make the money therein mentioned out of the goods and chattels of the person against whom the judgment is.”

Vinson v. Vinson, 588 S.E.2d 392 (Va. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The claims of husband for sanctions against appellant are completely resolved, finalizing that part of the suit.”

Wellington Apt., LLC v. Clotworthy (In Re Wellington Apt., LLC), 353 B.R. 465 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2006). · cites it 4× “Va.Code § 8.01-466. That writ-must then be delivered to the proper person for execution.”

Barbuto v. S. Bank, 340 S.E.2d 813 (Va. 1986). · cites it 2× “Code § 8.01-466 requires the clerk of court in which the judgment was rendered, upon request of the judgment creditor, to issue a writ of fi.”

Wick v. I.R.S. (In re Bhatti), 126 B.R. 229 (E.D. Va. 1991). · cites it 10× “See Va.Code § 8.01-466 (1950 as amended). In this case no order allowing the execution to be issued on an earlier date was obtained by the Bank.”

Virginia Builders' Supply, Inc. v. Brooks & Co. Gen. Contractors, Inc., 462 S.E.2d 85 (Va. 1995). · cites it 2× “Code § 8.01-466. On July 8, 1993, a summons in garnishment in the amount of the judgment, plus interest and costs, was issued in behalf of the judgment creditor against the judgment debtor naming appellee Brooks & Co.”

In Re Lamm, 47 B.R. 364 (E.D. Va. 1984). “It sued out a writ of fieri facias (§ 8.01-466 Code of Virginia) on the judgment and a garnishment summons (§ 8.”

Bullis v. Bullis, 467 S.E.2d 830 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). “Code of Virginia,” pursuant to “ § 8.01-466, et seq., of the ... Code of Virginia,” and pursuant to “the Uniform Services Former Spouse’s Protection Act (USFSPA), 10 U.”

In re Andrews, 210 B.R. 719 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1997). · cites it 3× “1995) (citing Va.Code § 8.01-466). The writ commands the officer “to make money therein mentioned out of the goods and chattels of the person against whom the judgment is.”

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