A court awarding a temporary injunction to restrain the removal of property out of this Commonwealth may require bond with security to be given before such officer and in such penalty as the court may direct, with condition to have the property forthcoming to abide the future order or decree of the court and, unless such bond be given, may order the officer serving its process to take possession of the property and keep it until the bond be given or until further order of the court.
§ 8.01-630.Forthcoming bond in connection with injunction against removal of property.
Chapter 24. Injunctions · Last amended 2012 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceSection 8.01-630 lets a court awarding a temporary injunction against removing property out of Virginia require a bond conditioned on keeping the property available for the court's future order, and authorizes seizing the property if the bond is not posted.
Full Text of § 8.01-630
Plain-English Summary
This section adds teeth to a temporary injunction aimed at keeping property inside Virginia. The court can require the property owner to post bond with security, in whatever penalty amount the court directs, before an officer — with the bond conditioned on having the property forthcoming so it can respond to whatever the court ultimately orders or decrees.
If the bond does not get posted, the injunction does not just sit unenforced. The court can direct the officer serving its process to take the property into possession and hold it until the bond is given or the court orders otherwise, turning the injunction into an actual seizure when voluntary compliance fails.
The mechanism pairs naturally with § 8.01-622’s injunction to protect a plaintiff in a suit for specific property: when the risk is that the property will leave the Commonwealth entirely, this section supplies the bond-or-seizure enforcement tool to back up that protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What triggers the forthcoming-bond option in this section?
A temporary injunction restraining the removal of property out of Virginia.
What must the bond guarantee?
That the property will be forthcoming to abide the court’s future order or decree.
Who sets the bond’s amount and security terms?
The court awarding the injunction.
What happens if the property owner does not post the bond?
The court may direct the officer serving its process to take possession of the property and hold it until the bond is given or the court orders otherwise.
Does this section apply to property staying inside Virginia?
No — it addresses injunctions restraining removal of property out of the Commonwealth specifically.
Amendment History
Code 1950, § 8-622; 1977, c. 617; 2012, cc. 8, 77.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Code of Virginia, published by the
Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
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