Virginia § 8.01-432 - Confession of judgment irrespective of suit pending
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§ 8.01-432. Confession of judgment irrespective of suit pending
Any person being indebted to another person, or any attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney, may at any time confess judgment in the clerk's office of any circuit court in this Commonwealth, whether a suit, motion or action be pending therefor or not, for only such principal and interest as his creditor may be willing to accept a judgment for, which judgment, when so confessed, shall be forthwith entered of record by the clerk in whose office it is confessed, in the proper order book of his court. Such judgment shall be as final and as binding as though confessed in open court or rendered by the court, subject to the control of the court in the clerk's office of which the same shall have been confessed.
Code 1950, § 8-356; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-432 ("Confession of judgment irrespective of suit pending") 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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