Virginia § 8.01-205 - How sale made
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§ 8.01-205. How sale made
If the amount of the execution be not sooner paid, such officer shall proceed, on the day mentioned in the notice, to sell at public auction the interest of the party against whom the execution issued in the real estate or so much thereof as the officer may deem sufficient; and if a part only be sold it shall be laid off in one parcel in such place and manner as the debtor or his agent may direct or, if he give no direction, as the officer may deem best.
Code 1950, § 8-768; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-205 ("How sale made") 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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