The lien given by this chapter on personal property by levy shall, as to property capable of being levied on, be restricted to the bailiwick of the officer into whose hands the execution is placed to be executed, but as to property not capable of being levied on the lien shall extend throughout the limits of the Commonwealth.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-481
Territorial extent of lien
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Homeowner's Finance Corp. v. Pennington (In Re Orville Glen Pennington) (1985)
Most recently applied in In re Andrews (June 1997)
Code 1950, § 8-414; 1977, c. 617.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.