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So soon as the purchase money has been paid, the sheriff or other principal officer, or the deputy who acted in making the sale, shall, as commissioner, and in the name of the Commonwealth, convey the land to the purchaser by deed executed at his costs, reciting the execution, the sale and the price of the land. Such deed shall pass to the purchaser all the interest which the party against whom the execution issued had in the land at the date of the judgment or decree. Out of the money so collected the sheriff or officer who made the sale shall pay all costs attending such execution and sale, the costs of a survey, if there was one, all delinquent and unpaid taxes and levies on such land and the debt due the Commonwealth, and the residue, if any, he shall pay to the judgment debtor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1406967,"text":"On or before the maturity of such bond the sheriff or other officer who made the sale shall withdraw the bond from the clerk’s office, leaving his receipt therefor and an attested copy thereof, and collect the same. So soon as the purchase money has been paid, the sheriff or other principal officer, or the deputy who acted in making the sale, shall, as commissioner, and in the name of the Commonwealth, convey the land to the purchaser by deed executed at his costs, reciting the execution, the sale and the price of the land. Such deed shall pass to the purchaser all the interest which the party against whom the execution issued had in the land at the date of the judgment or decree. Out of the money so collected the sheriff or officer who made the sale shall pay all costs attending such execution and sale, the costs of a survey, if there was one, all delinquent and unpaid taxes and levies on such land and the debt due the Commonwealth, and the residue, if any, he shall pay to the judgment debtor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":53576,"edition_id":2,"name":"Actions by the Commonwealth","identifier":"19","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":21,"parent_id":53562,"metadata":{"child_laws":21,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:47","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:13","permalink":{"id":1507211,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53576,"identifier":"19","token":"8.01\/3\/19","url":"\/8.01\/3\/19\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53562,"edition_id":2,"name":"Actions","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":5,"parent_id":53558,"metadata":{"child_laws":357,"child_structures":31},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:33","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:10","permalink":{"id":1506637,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53562,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/3","url":"\/8.01\/3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53558,"edition_id":2,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":12,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1095,"child_structures":142},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:32","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:09","permalink":{"id":1504031,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53558,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":376898,"structure_id":53576,"section_number":"8.01-196","catch_line":"Comptroller to institute proceedings","url":"\/8.01-196\/","token":"8.01\/3\/19\/8.01-196","metadata":false},{"id":376899,"structure_id":53576,"section_number":"8.01-197","catch_line":"In what name; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1507257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376912,"identifier":"8.01-207","token":"8.01\/3\/19\/8.01-207","url":"\/8.01-207\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-207\/","token":"8.01\/3\/19\/8.01-207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who to collect purchase money and make deed; disposition of proceeds of sale","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On or before the maturity of such bond<\/span> the sheriff<\/span> or other officer who made the sale shall withdraw the bond<\/span> from the clerk’s office, leaving his receipt therefor and an attested copy thereof, and collect the same. So soon as the purchase money has been paid, the sheriff<\/span> or other principal officer, or the deputy who acted in making the sale, shall, as commissioner, and in the name of the Commonwealth, convey the land to the purchaser by deed executed at his costs, reciting the execution, the sale and the price of the land. Such deed shall pass to the purchaser all the interest which the party<\/span> against whom the execution issued had in the land at the date of the judgment or decree<\/span>. Out of the money so collected the sheriff<\/span> or officer who made the sale shall pay all costs attending such execution and sale, the costs of a survey, if there was one, all delinquent and unpaid taxes and levies on such land and the debt due the Commonwealth, and the residue, if any, he shall pay to the judgment debtor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO TO COLLECT PURCHASE MONEY AND MAKE DEED; DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE (\u00a7\n8.01-207)\n\nOn or before the maturity of such bond the sheriff or other officer who made the\nsale shall withdraw the bond from the clerk’s office, leaving his receipt\ntherefor and an attested copy thereof, and collect the same. So soon as the\npurchase money has been paid, the sheriff or other principal officer, or the\ndeputy who acted in making the sale, shall, as commissioner, and in the name of\nthe Commonwealth, convey the land to the purchaser by deed executed at his\ncosts, reciting the execution, the sale and the price of the land. Such deed\nshall pass to the purchaser all the interest which the party against whom the\nexecution issued had in the land at the date of the judgment or decree. Out of\nthe money so collected the sheriff or officer who made the sale shall pay all\ncosts attending such execution and sale, the costs of a survey, if there was\none, all delinquent and unpaid taxes and levies on such land and the debt due\nthe Commonwealth, and the residue, if any, he shall pay to the judgment debtor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-770; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}