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Code of Virginia · § 8.01-215 — Return of officer when sale not made because of prior encumbrance

8.01-215. Return of officer when sale not made because of prior encumbrance

In any case in which an officer, having an execution on behalf of the Commonwealth, shall decline levying it because of any previous conveyance, execution, or encumbrance, a return shall be made setting forth the nature of such conveyance, execution or encumbrance, in whose favor, and for what amount, and the court in which the conveyance or encumbrance is recorded, or from which the execution issued.

History and annotations

Code 1950, § 8-778; 1977, c. 617.

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