Code of Virginia
Chapter 17 - Judgments and Decrees Generally
§ 8.01-441. When judgment confessed by virtue of power of attorney invalid

No judgment confessed in the office of the clerk of any circuit court in this Commonwealth, by virtue of a power of attorney, shall be valid, unless such power of attorney be in conformity with the provisions of this article.
Code 1950, § 8-366; 1977, c. 617.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure

Chapter 17 - Judgments and Decrees Generally

§ 8.01-426. "Judgment" includes decree

§ 8.01-427. Persons entitled under decree deemed judgment creditors; execution on decree

§ 8.01-427.1. Repealed

§ 8.01-428. Setting aside default judgments; clerical mistakes; independent actions to relieve party from judgment or proceedings; grounds and time limitations

§ 8.01-429. Action of appellate court when there might be redress under § 8.01-428

§ 8.01-430. When final judgment to be entered after verdict set aside

§ 8.01-431. Judgment or decree by confession in pending suit

§ 8.01-432. Confession of judgment irrespective of suit pending

§ 8.01-433. Setting aside judgments confessed under § 8.01-432

§ 8.01-433.1. Notice of confession of judgment provision

§ 8.01-434. Lien of such judgments

§ 8.01-435. Who may confess judgment

§ 8.01-436. Form of confession of judgment

§ 8.01-437. Endorsement of clerk thereon

§ 8.01-438. When judgment confessed by attorney-in-fact copy to be served on judgment debtor

§ 8.01-439. Filing of records by clerk

§ 8.01-440. Docketing and execution

§ 8.01-441. When judgment confessed by virtue of power of attorney invalid

§ 8.01-442. In joint actions on contract plaintiff, though barred as to some, may have judgment against others

§ 8.01-443. Joint wrongdoers; effect of judgment against one

§ 8.01-444. Where new parties added; if some not liable, how judgment entered

§ 8.01-445. Distinction between term and vacation abolished; effect of time

§ 8.01-446. Clerks to keep judgment dockets; what judgments to be docketed therein

§ 8.01-446.1. Keeping of docket books by clerk of court using micrographic process; form

§ 8.01-447. Docketing of judgments and decrees of United States courts

§ 8.01-448. Attorney General, etc., to have judgments in favor of Commonwealth docketed

§ 8.01-449. How judgments are docketed

§ 8.01-450. How indexed

§ 8.01-451. Judgments to be docketed and indexed in new names of judgment debtors; how execution may thereafter issue

§ 8.01-452. Entry of assignment of judgment on judgment lien docket

§ 8.01-452.1. Disposal of exhibits in civil cases

§ 8.01-453. When and how payment or discharge entered on judgment docket

§ 8.01-454. Judgment, when satisfied, to be so noted by creditor

§ 8.01-455. Court, on motion of defendant, etc., may have payment of judgment entered

§ 8.01-456. Satisfaction of judgment when judgment creditor cannot be located

§ 8.01-457. Marking satisfied judgments for Commonwealth; payment by third parties releasing recognizances

§ 8.01-458. From what time judgment to be a lien on real estate; docketing revived judgment

§ 8.01-459. Priority of judgments

§ 8.01-460. Decree for support and maintenance of spouse or infant children of parties as lien on real estate

§ 8.01-461. Abstracts of judgments

§ 8.01-462. Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale

§ 8.01-463. Enforcement of lien when judgment does not exceed $25,000

§ 8.01-464. Order of liability between alienees of different parts of estate

§ 8.01-465. Chapter embraces recognizances and bonds having force of judgment