§ 8.01-269 Dismissal or satisfaction of same

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§ 8.01-269. Dismissal or satisfaction of same

    If such attachment or lis pendens is quashed or dismissed or such cause is dismissed, or judgment or final decree in such attachment or cause is for the defendant or defendants, the court shall direct in its order (i) that the names of all interested parties thereto, as found in the recorded attachment or lis pendens be listed for the clerk, and (ii) that the attachment or lis pendens be released and, the court may, in an appropriate case, impose sanctions as provided in § 8.01-271.1. It shall then become the duty of the clerk in whose office such attachment or lis pendens is recorded, to record the order and, unless a microfilm recording process is used, to enter on the margin of the page of the book in which the same is recorded, such fact, together with a reference to the order book and page where such order is recorded. However, in any case in which an appeal or writ of error from such judgment or decree or dismissal would lie, the clerk shall not record the order or make the entry until after the expiration of the time in which such appeal or writ of error may be applied for, or if applied for after refusal thereof, or if granted, after final judgment or decree is entered by the appellate court.

    In any case in which the debt for which such attachment is issued, or suit is brought and notice of lis pendens recorded is satisfied by payment, it shall be the duty of the creditor, within ten days after payment of same to mark such notice of lis pendens or attachment satisfied on the margin of the page of the deed book in which the same is recorded, unless a microfilm recording process is used.