Virginia § 58.1-2024 - Collection in foreign jurisdiction
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 58.1-2024 — Collection in foreign jurisdiction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 58.1-2024. Collection in foreign jurisdiction
When after the rendition of such a judgment or decree against a defendant it seems to the attorney having charge thereof that there may not be found within the Commonwealth sufficient property of the defendant out of which the same may be enforced, but that the same could be enforced in some other jurisdiction, he shall, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, institute in such foreign jurisdiction appropriate proceedings to enforce therein the payment of such judgment.
Code 1950, § 58-1018; 1984, c. 675.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58.1-2024 ("Collection in foreign jurisdiction") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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