An officer into whose hands an execution is placed to be levied, may, if need be, break open the outer doors of a dwelling house in the daytime, after having first demanded admittance of the occupant, in order to make a levy, and may also levy on property in the personal possession of the debtor if the same be open to observation.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-491
Officer may break open dwelling house and levy on property in personal possession of debtor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Anderson v. Busman (1990)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. Busman (June 1990)
Code 1950, § 8-422; 1977, c. 617.
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