25.1-246 - When sheriff to remove forcible resistance to entry. - Virginia Statutes

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

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

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