§ 25.1-246 — When sheriff to remove forcible resistance to entry

Virginia § 25.1-246

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 25.1: EMINENT DOMAIN
• Ch. 2: CONDEMNATION PROCEDURES
• Art. 7: JUDGMENT AND POST-JUDGMENT PROCEDURE

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In any case in which the petitioner may be entitled under the laws of this Commonwealth to enter upon property for purposes of making examinations or surveys as are authorized by law, to enter upon property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or to condemn any property, the sheriff, whenever required, shall attend and remove, if necessary, any forcible resistance to any such entry or taking.

Legislative History

Code 1919, § 4386; Code 1950, § 25-44; 1962, c. 426, § 25-46.33; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2003, c. 940.