{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-491","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-491","heading":"Officer may break open dwelling house and levy on property in personal possession of debtor","body":"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.Code 1950, § 8-422; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 18. EXECUTIONS AND OTHER MEANS OF RECOVERY","Article 4. ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-491/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"8b2b1fadd43a6a7118f2241a78170ca59dd6f6c35cafb7bee152365028ef667d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-490","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-492"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}