Virginia post-judgment interest rate
United States Virginia’s flat 6% judgment rate.
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Fixed by statute
2026 Virginia post-judgment interest at a glance
- Current rate
- 6% per year
- Effective date
- July 1, 2004
- Controlling authority
- Va. Code §6.2-302 / §8.01-382
- Rate basis
- Fixed by statute
- Source checked
- August 16, 2026
- Recorded history
- 1 data point
Virginia’s general judgment interest rate is 6% per year under Va. Code §6.2-302. A money judgment arising from a contract carries the lawfully charged contract rate or 6%, whichever is higher. The rate in effect when judgment is entered remains fixed despite later statutory changes.
How Virginia post-judgment interest works
Which rate applies
The 6% headline is Virginia’s general judgment rate. A money judgment arising from a contract carries the lawfully charged contract rate or 6%, whichever is higher. A negotiable instrument with a stated rate follows its separate statutory branch. Under §6.2-302(C), the rate in effect when judgment is entered remains fixed despite later changes to the statutory rate.
When interest accrues
The final order, verdict, judgment, or decree may fix when interest begins. If it does not provide for interest, §8.01-382 runs interest from entry of the final order or judgment, or from the date the jury verdict was rendered, and continues until the principal sum is paid.
Compounding and rate lock
Virginia law describes interest on the principal sum awarded, and the Court of Appeals has said post-judgment interest does not accrue on prejudgment interest awarded to the plaintiff. The statutes do not provide every day-count, partial-payment, allocation, and special-judgment rule needed for a dependable payoff calculator, so StatuteRates does not describe a universal calculation method or enable a Virginia calculator.
Official history coverage
Official Virginia records show that Chapter 646 of the 2004 Acts reduced the general judgment rate from 9% to 6%, effective July 1, 2004. Chapter 550 of the 2010 Acts added the rule fixing the applicable rate at judgment entry. Earlier amendments appear in the current Code history, but the page does not claim a complete earlier timeline until every effective period is independently digitized.
→ Calculate interest at this rate
→ See Virginia’s prejudgment interest rate (interest before judgment — different rules)
Current recorded observation
| Effective date | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2004 | 6% | Statute |
Source & provenance
Observation recorded August 16, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (Virginia General Assembly (official)):
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title6.2/chapter3/section6.2-302/
Cite this page
StatuteRates. “Virginia Judgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/virginia-judgment-rate/ Rate recorded under Va. Code §6.2-302 / §8.01-382, effective July 1, 2004.