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It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 557.<\/p>","references":[{"id":374156,"section_number":"6.2-2304","catch_line":"Duty to deny access to safe deposit boxes under certain conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2304\/"},{"id":377472,"section_number":"8.01-501","catch_line":"Lien of fieri facias on estate of debtor not capable of being levied on","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-501\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":377480,"section_number":"8.01-506","catch_line":"Proceedings by interrogatories to ascertain estate of debtor; summons; proviso; objections by judgment debtor","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-506\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1505127,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377443,"identifier":"8.01-479","token":"8.01\/18\/2\/8.01-479","url":"\/8.01-479\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-479\/","token":"8.01\/18\/2\/8.01-479","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time for enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-479","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Property levied on, on or before the return day, may be advertised and sold within a reasonable time thereafter, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> given by this section may also be enforced after the return day of the <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> by proceedings under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Proceedings by interrogatories to ascertain estate of debtor; summons; proviso; objections by judgment debtor\" href=\"\/8.01-506\/\">8.01-506<\/a> and following of this chapter, if such proceedings be commenced before that day.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME FOR ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 8.01-479)\n\nProperty levied on, on or before the return day, may be advertised and sold\nwithin a reasonable time thereafter, and the lien given by this section may also\nbe enforced after the return day of the writ by proceedings under \u00a7 8.01-506\nand following of this chapter, if such proceedings be commenced before that day.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-412; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 557.","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"}}