16.1-99 - When and where executions returnable; to whom directed.
§ 16.1-99. When and where executions returnable; to whom directed.
A writ of fieri facias or a writ of possession issued from a general districtcourt shall be made returnable within 90 days to the court from which it wasissued, except that a writ of fieri facias issued in the instance of a wagegarnishment shall be returnable not more than 180 days after the date ofissuance. If, after the return day of the writ and the completion of anygarnishment, interrogatory or other proceeding in connection therewith, thepapers in the case have been returned to a circuit court, then the writ andother papers in connection with such proceeding shall likewise be returned tothe circuit court and filed with the papers in the case. A writ of fierifacias may be directed to the sheriff of any county or to the sergeant orconstable of any corporation.
(1956, c. 555; 1979, c. 45; 2003, c. 234.)