Virginia Code 8.01-548: Who may levy attachment and on what.
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An attachment may be levied upon any estate of the defendant, whether the same be in the county or city in which the attachment issued, or in any other, either by the officer of the county or city wherein the attachment issued, or by the officer of the county or city where the estate is.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-548
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Code 1950, § 8-535; 1977, c. 617.