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§ 16.1-77.1 When general district court may give judgment on forthcoming bond

A general district court may, on motion, after 10 days’ notice of the time and place thereof, give judgment on any forthcoming bond taken by a sheriff or other officer upon a fieri facias issued by such court.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 8-457. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 624; in 1983, chapter 616; in 2007, chapter 869.

Code 1950, § 8-457; 1977, c. 624; 1983, c. 616; 2007, c. 869.

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