Virginia plaintiff’s levy bonds (defendant).
From $125.
To obtain a pretrial levy or seizure of property in Virginia, a plaintiff must post a bond under Code of Virginia § 8.01-537.1 covering costs and damages if the levy turns out to be wrongful. This is the version where the principal is the named defendant. Your premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — confirmed at the application.
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How much does a Virginia plaintiff’s levy bond cost?
2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed in short order.
Your levy or seizure is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
The case details, the bond amount the court set, and the effective date — that is the application. A quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; larger amounts get a quick underwriting look, and an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours if anything is needed. Any credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the court
Receive the executed bond ready to file with your petition for attachment or pretrial levy. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the clerk insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the plaintiff’s levy bond actually covers
When a plaintiff wants to levy on or seize a defendant’s property before judgment, Virginia requires a bond to protect against a wrongful levy. Code of Virginia § 8.01-537.1 says the plaintiff, at the time of suing out an attachment or other pretrial levy or seizure, must give a bond with approved surety (or a cash or property bond).
The bond is conditioned to pay all costs and damages awarded against the plaintiff, or sustained by any person, by reason of a wrongful levy or seizure. The amount is set by the court: at least the estimated fair market value of the property for a levy, and at least double that value for a seizure (a property bond runs double either way).
This page is for the case where the principal is the named defendant posting the bond. If the surety pays out on a wrongful-levy claim, the principal repays the surety — it is a guarantee, not insurance for you. We issue the amount the court set with premiums starting from $125 and one quick soft credit check.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the court. Receive the executed bond ready to file with your petition for attachment or pretrial levy. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the clerk insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a quick underwriter review within 48 hours.
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Premiums from $125, soft pull only. Enter the amount the court set and file with your petition.