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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":1505135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377446,"identifier":"8.01-481","token":"8.01\/18\/2\/8.01-481","url":"\/8.01-481\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-481\/","token":"8.01\/18\/2\/8.01-481","dublin_core":{"Title":"Territorial extent of lien","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-481","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The lien<\/span> given by this chapter on personal property by levy<\/span> shall, as to property capable of being levied on, be restricted to the bailiwick of the officer into whose hands the execution is placed to be executed, but as to property not capable of being levied on the lien<\/span> shall extend throughout the limits of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTERRITORIAL EXTENT OF LIEN (\u00a7 8.01-481)\n\nThe lien given by this chapter on personal property by levy shall, as to\nproperty capable of being levied on, be restricted to the bailiwick of the\nofficer into whose hands the execution is placed to be executed, but as to\nproperty not capable of being levied on the lien shall extend throughout the\nlimits of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-414; 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"}}