Virginia § 8.01-209 - Bond for purchase money to have force of judgment
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§ 8.01-209. Bond for purchase money to have force of judgment
When any bond taken under § 8.01-206 becomes payable and is returned to the office of the court from which the execution issued, it shall have the force of a judgment against such of the obligors therein as may be then alive. Execution may be issued thereon against them. And the same shall be proceeded under in like manner as an execution issued on such a judgment or decree as is mentioned in § 8.01-201, save only that the clerk shall endorse "no security is to be taken," and the officer shall govern himself accordingly and sell for ready money any real estate which he may levy on under the same.
Code 1950, § 8-772; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 8.01-209 cover?
Section 8.01-209 ("Bond for purchase money to have force of judgment") 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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