Virginia § 8.01-555 - When appeal bond given property to be delivered to owner
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§ 8.01-555. When appeal bond given property to be delivered to owner
When judgment in favor of the plaintiff is rendered by a general district court in any case in which an attachment is issued and on appeal therefrom to a circuit court an appeal bond is given, with condition to prosecute the appeal with effect or pay the debt, interest, costs and damages, as well as the costs of the appeal, the officer, in whose custody any attached property is, shall deliver the same to the owner thereof. When an appeal is from a circuit court to the Court of Appeals and an appeal bond is given pursuant to § 8.01-676.1, the officer having custody shall proceed in like manner.
Code 1950, § 8-543; 1977, c. 617; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-555 ("When appeal bond given property to be delivered to owner") 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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