{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-479","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-479","heading":"Time for enforcement","body":"Property levied on, on or before the return day, may be advertised and sold within a reasonable time thereafter, and the lien given by this section may also be enforced after the return day of the writ by proceedings under § 8.01-506 and following of this chapter, if such proceedings be commenced before that day.Code 1950, § 8-412; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 557.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 18. EXECUTIONS AND OTHER MEANS OF RECOVERY","Article 2. LIEN IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-479/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"f64d25e18a59abf03cf4a4d65dc2da824c67dc18cc9c672d8778062fc9e917b2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-478","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}