Whoever causes to be served a notice of lien of a writ of fieri facias without there being a judgment against the defendant named therein, shall pay to him the sum of $350, and whoever serves a notice of lien of a writ of fieri facias before the issuance of a writ of fieri facias, or after the return day thereof, or serves or in any way gives a notice of a lien of fieri facias by means other than by service by an officer authorized to serve civil process, shall pay to the named defendant the sum of $350, to be recoverable as damages in an action at law, in addition to whatever damages may be alleged and proven.
Code 1950, § 8-433; 1977, c. 617; 2010, c. 343.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 18 - Executions and Other Means of Recovery
§ 8.01-466. Clerk to issue fieri facias on judgment for money
§ 8.01-467. What writs may not issue
§ 8.01-468. Executions against corporations
§ 8.01-469. Executions on joint judgments
§ 8.01-470. Writs on judgments for specific property
§ 8.01-472. Writs on judgments for personal property
§ 8.01-473. Judgment for benefit of other person than plaintiff; remedies of such person
§ 8.01-474. What writ of fieri facias to command
§ 8.01-475. Subsequent executions
§ 8.01-476. New execution after loss of property sold under indemnifying bond
§ 8.01-477. When executions may be quashed; how proceedings thereon stayed
§ 8.01-477.1. Claims of exemption from execution
§ 8.01-478. On what property writ of fieri facias levied; when lien commences
§ 8.01-479. Time for enforcement
§ 8.01-480. Prior security interest on property levied on
§ 8.01-481. Territorial extent of lien
§ 8.01-482. If levy be on coin or currency, how accounted for
§ 8.01-483. Return of officer on fieri facias; statement filed therewith
§ 8.01-484. When writ may be destroyed
§ 8.01-485. When venditioni exponas may issue; proceedings thereon
§ 8.01-486. Procedure when officer taking property under execution dies before sale
§ 8.01-487. Officer to endorse on fieri facias time of receiving it
§ 8.01-487.1. Officer to leave copy of writ where levy made
§ 8.01-488. When several writs of fieri facias, how satisfied
§ 8.01-489. Growing crops, not severed, not liable to distress or levy
§ 8.01-490. No unreasonable distress or levy; sustenance provided for livestock; removal of property
§ 8.01-493. Adjournment of sale
§ 8.01-494. Resale of property if purchaser fails to comply; remedy against such purchaser
§ 8.01-495. When money received by officer under execution to be repaid to debtor
§ 8.01-496. Officer not required to go out of his jurisdiction to pay over money
§ 8.01-497. Suit by officer to recover estate on which fieri facias is lien
§ 8.01-498. Selling officers and employees not to bid or to purchase
§ 8.01-499. Officer receiving money to make return thereof and pay net proceeds; commission, etc.
§ 8.01-500. Officer receiving money to notify person entitled to receive it
§ 8.01-501. Lien of fieri facias on estate of debtor not capable of being levied on
§ 8.01-502. Person paying debtor not affected by lien unless notice given
§ 8.01-502.1. Serving notice of lien on financial institution
§ 8.01-504. Penalty for service of notice of lien when no judgment exists
§ 8.01-505. When lien acquired on intangibles under § 8.01-501 ceases
§ 8.01-506.1. Production of book accounts or other writing compelled
§ 8.01-506.2. Proceedings in court of county or city where execution debtor resides
§ 8.01-507. Conveyance or delivery of property disclosed by interrogatories
§ 8.01-507.1. Interrogatories, answers, etc., to be returned to court
§ 8.01-508. How debtor may be arrested and held to answer
§ 8.01-509. Order for sale and application of debtor's estate
§ 8.01-510. Sale, collection and disposition of debtor's estate by officer
§ 8.01-511. Institution of garnishment proceedings
§ 8.01-511.1. Garnishee inability to determine whether it holds property of judgment debtor
§ 8.01-512.2. Fee for garnishee-employers
§ 8.01-512.3. Form of garnishment summons
§ 8.01-512.4. Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien
§ 8.01-512.5. Hearing on claim of exemption from garnishment
§ 8.01-513. Service upon corporation or limited liability company
§ 8.01-514. When garnishment summons returnable
§ 8.01-516.1. Garnishment dispositions
§ 8.01-517. Exemption of portion of wages; payment of excess into court
§ 8.01-518. When garnishee is personal representative of decedent
§ 8.01-519. Proceedings where garnishee fails to appear or answer, or to disclose his liability
§ 8.01-520. Payment, etc., by garnishee before return of summons
§ 8.01-521. Judgments as to costs
§ 8.01-522. Wages and salaries of State employees
§ 8.01-523. Service upon federal government
§ 8.01-524. Wages and salaries of city, town and county officials, clerks and employees
§ 8.01-525. Who are officers and employees of cities, towns and counties