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After deducting from such money a commission of 10 percent and his necessary expenses and costs, including reasonable fees to sheriff’s counsel, he shall pay the net proceeds, and he and his sureties and their representatives shall be liable therefor, in like manner as if the same had been made under a writ of fieri facias on the judgment.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1408438,"text":"An officer receiving money under this chapter shall make return thereof forthwith to the court or the clerk’s office of the court in which the judgment is entered. For failing to do so, the officer shall be liable as if he had acted under an order of such court. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2004, chapters 198<\/a> and 211<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1505215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377467,"identifier":"8.01-499","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-499","url":"\/8.01-499\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-499\/","token":"8.01\/18\/4\/8.01-499","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officer receiving money to make return thereof and pay net proceeds; commission, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-499","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An officer receiving money under this chapter shall make return thereof forthwith to the court<\/span> or the clerk’s office of the court<\/span> in which the judgment<\/span> is entered. For failing to do so, the officer shall be liable as if he had acted under an order<\/span> of such court<\/span>. After deducting from such money a commission of 10 percent and his necessary expenses and costs, including reasonable fees to sheriff<\/span>’s counsel<\/span>, he shall pay the net proceeds, and he and his sureties and their representatives shall be liable therefor, in like manner as if the same had been made under a writ of fieri facias<\/span> on the judgment<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICER RECEIVING MONEY TO MAKE RETURN THEREOF AND PAY NET PROCEEDS; COMMISSION,\nETC (\u00a7 8.01-499)\n\nAn officer receiving money under this chapter shall make return thereof\nforthwith to the court or the clerk’s office of the court in which the\njudgment is entered. For failing to do so, the officer shall be liable as if he\nhad acted under an order of such court. After deducting from such money a\ncommission of 10 percent and his necessary expenses and costs, including\nreasonable fees to sheriff’s counsel, he shall pay the net proceeds, and\nhe and his sureties and their representatives shall be liable therefor, in like\nmanner as if the same had been made under a writ of fieri facias on the\njudgment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-429; 1977, c. 617; 2004, cc. 198, 211.","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"}}