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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":1507273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376917,"identifier":"8.01-211","token":"8.01\/3\/19\/8.01-211","url":"\/8.01-211\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-211\/","token":"8.01\/3\/19\/8.01-211","dublin_core":{"Title":"When venditioni exponas issued to sheriff of adjacent county; what to contain","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When return is made on any execution on behalf of the Commonwealth that goods, chattels or real estate remain unsold for want of bidders, or to that effect, the clerk of the court<\/span> from which such execution issued shall, when required by the Comptroller, issue<\/span> a writ<\/span> of venditioni exponas, directed to the sheriff<\/span> of any county adjacent to that in which the levy<\/span> was made that the Comptroller may designate. Such writ<\/span> shall recite the execution under which the levy<\/span> was made, the nature of such levy<\/span> and return that the property remains unsold for the want of bidders and shall command the sheriff<\/span> of such adjacent county, if the property remaining unsold be goods or chattels, to go into the county in which the levy<\/span> was made and receive the same from the officer that made the levy<\/span> and, whether the property be goods, chattels, or real estate, to sell the same.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN VENDITIONI EXPONAS ISSUED TO SHERIFF OF ADJACENT COUNTY; WHAT TO CONTAIN\n(\u00a7 8.01-211)\n\nWhen return is made on any execution on behalf of the Commonwealth that goods,\nchattels or real estate remain unsold for want of bidders, or to that effect,\nthe clerk of the court from which such execution issued shall, when required by\nthe Comptroller, issue a writ of venditioni exponas, directed to the sheriff of\nany county adjacent to that in which the levy was made that the Comptroller may\ndesignate. Such writ shall recite the execution under which the levy was made,\nthe nature of such levy and return that the property remains unsold for the want\nof bidders and shall command the sheriff of such adjacent county, if the\nproperty remaining unsold be goods or chattels, to go into the county in which\nthe levy was made and receive the same from the officer that made the levy and,\nwhether the property be goods, chattels, or real estate, to sell the same.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-774; 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"}}