{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-472","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-472","heading":"Writs on judgments for personal property","body":"When the judgment is for personal property, the plaintiff may, at his option, have a fieri facias for the alternative value, instead of a writ of possession, and the damages and costs.Code 1950, § 8-404; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 18. EXECUTIONS AND OTHER MEANS OF RECOVERY","Article 1. ISSUE AND FORM; MOTION TO QUASH"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-472/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"1b9c9ee56fc6e72d6bac0f9eff9afcc941ef2275d2a447901d841d55e13db9b7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-471","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-473"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}