{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-504","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-504","heading":"Penalty for service of notice of lien when no judgment exists","body":"Whoever causes to be served a notice of lien of a writ of fieri facias without there being a judgment against the defendant named therein, shall pay to him the sum of $350, and whoever serves a notice of lien of a writ of fieri facias before the issuance of a writ of fieri facias, or after the return day thereof, or serves or in any way gives a notice of a lien of fieri facias by means other than by service by an officer authorized to serve civil process, shall pay to the named defendant the sum of $350, to be recoverable as damages in an action at law, in addition to whatever damages may be alleged and proven.Code 1950, § 8-433; 1977, c. 617; 2010, c. 343.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 18. EXECUTIONS AND OTHER MEANS OF RECOVERY","Article 5. LIEN ON PROPERTY NOT CAPABLE OF BEING LEVIED ON"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-504/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"4e9fbdacd4436571e0f6e9691a3bbd96fa90556b578812c876b98199ed32ff86","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-503","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}