The procedures specified in § 8.01-546.2 shall govern further proceedings regarding claims of exemption from levy.
§ 8.01-477.1.Claims of exemption from execution.
Chapter 18. Executions and Other Means of Recovery · Article 1. Issue and Form; Motion to Quash · Last amended 1986 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceThis short cross-reference section directs anyone raising a claim of exemption from levy to follow the detailed procedures set out in § 8.01-546.2, rather than duplicating those steps here, making that other section the controlling authority for how exemption claims proceed.
Full Text of § 8.01-477.1
Plain-English Summary
Section 8.01-477.1 does not spell out its own procedure. Instead, it points directly to § 8.01-546.2, which governs how a debtor raises and litigates a claim that certain property is exempt from levy under execution.
Placing this pointer inside the article on issuance and motions to quash makes sense structurally: it tells anyone working through the execution process, right alongside the rules on quashing a writ, exactly where to look when the dispute is instead about whether particular property can be seized at all. Rather than repeating the exemption procedure in two places, the General Assembly consolidated it in one section and cross-referenced it here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does this section send a debtor who wants to claim an exemption from levy?
It directs that the procedures specified in § 8.01-546.2 govern further proceedings regarding claims of exemption from levy.
Does this section itself describe how an exemption hearing works?
No. It contains no independent procedure of its own; it cross-references § 8.01-546.2 for that purpose.
When was this section added to the Code?
The history note shows it was added in 1986, alongside other amendments addressing exemption claims that year.
Does this section apply only to executions under this chapter?
The text refers to “claims of exemption from levy,” which is the exemption process tied to executions and levies generally under this title.
Is this the same exemption form referenced when a writ of fieri facias first issues?
The two work together: § 8.01-466 requires the clerk to issue the exemption hearing request form under § 8.01-546.1 along with the writ, and this section then points to § 8.01-546.2 for how those claims are further handled.
Amendment History
1986, c. 341.
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