Any attachment issued under this chapter may be directed to the sheriff of any county or city. Except when otherwise provided, it shall be returnable to the office of the clerk of court wherein the petition has been filed not more than thirty days from its date of issuance.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-541
To whom attachments directed; when and where returned
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 22 Va. Cir. 265 - Dominion Bank of Northern Virginia, N.A. v. Wills (1990)
Most recently applied in 22 Va. Cir. 265 - Dominion Bank of Northern Virginia, N.A. v. Wills (December 1990)
Code 1950, § 8-527; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617; 1993, c. 841.
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