Actions by the Commonwealth

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This is Article 19 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Actions by the Commonwealth.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 21 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 8.01-196	Comptroller to institute proceedings
§ 8.01-197	In what name; when not to abate
§ 8.01-198	Action, against whom instituted
§ 8.01-199	Judgment, nature of
§ 8.01-200	Mistakes against State corrected
§ 8.01-201	Execution; real estate to be sold
§ 8.01-202	Execution, to whom issued
§ 8.01-203	Goods and chattels liable before real estate
§ 8.01-204	Notice of sale of real estate; when sale to be made
§ 8.01-205	How sale made
§ 8.01-206	Terms of sale
§ 8.01-207	Who to collect purchase money and make deed; disposition of proceeds of sale
§ 8.01-208	When successor of officer to make deed
§ 8.01-209	Bond for purchase money to have force of judgment
§ 8.01-210	Judgment against deceased obligors
§ 8.01-211	When venditioni exponas issued to sheriff of adjacent county; what to contain
§ 8.01-212	Officer to deliver to sheriff goods and chattels levied on
§ 8.01-213	Where same to be sold
§ 8.01-214	Where real estate to be sold
§ 8.01-215	Return of officer when sale not made because of prior encumbrance
§ 8.01-216	Comptroller's power to adjust old claims