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2023 Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 24 - Escheats
- § 55.1-2400. Definition
- § 55.1-2401. Appointment of escheators
- § 55.1-2402. Bond of escheator
- § 55.1-2403. Increase or reduction of penalty of escheator's bond; effect
- § 55.1-2404. Annual report to escheator; lands not liable
- § 55.1-2405. Escheator to hold inquest; notice of inquest
- § 55.1-2406. Jury of inquest; presentation of evidence
- § 55.1-2407. Attendance of jurors; compensation
- § 55.1-2408. How verdict signed; where returned and recorded
- § 55.1-2409. Proceedings to claim land escheated
- § 55.1-2410. Trial by jury; judgment of court
- § 55.1-2411. Facts or evidence to be certified
- § 55.1-2412. Lands may be committed to claimant while claim pending
- § 55.1-2413. Disposition of lands while claim is pending, if not committed to claimant
- § 55.1-2414. Escheator to notify State Treasurer of claim and decision
- § 55.1-2415. Escheators to certify lands escheated
- § 55.1-2416. Removal of parcels from the certificate
- § 55.1-2417. Escheat of property with hazardous materials
- § 55.1-2418. Publication of escheator's certificate
- § 55.1-2419. Order of sale by Governor
- § 55.1-2420. Form of sale agreement; notice of right to refund
- § 55.1-2421. When grant to issue to purchaser; reimbursable expenses
- § 55.1-2422. Form of grant of escheated property
- § 55.1-2423. Governor to sign and seal grant; Librarian of Virginia to record it; delivery to and by State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2424. Recordation of certified copy of grant
- § 55.1-2425. Resale in case of default
- § 55.1-2426. Reports by escheators to State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2427. Reports by State Treasurer to the Governor; penalty on escheators for failure of duty
- § 55.1-2428. State Treasurer may examine records of any escheator, commissioner of the revenue, or treasurer
- § 55.1-2429. When State Treasurer to issue grant to purchaser
- § 55.1-2430. Escheator's pay
- § 55.1-2431. Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles
- § 55.1-2432. Provision in favor of tenant of escheated land
- § 55.1-2433. In favor of creditor of decedent
- § 55.1-2434. Escheators to defend on behalf of Commonwealth
- § 55.1-2435. Recovery by escheator of decedent's escheated residue and of property abandoned or derelict; fee
- § 55.1-2436. Publication of action; what to state and require
- § 55.1-2437. Order of the court
- § 55.1-2438. How money paid into state treasury from escheats may be recovered
- § 55.1-2439. Regulations of the State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2440. Continuation of certain statutes
- § 55.1-2441. Pendency of escheat proceedings no bar to condemnation proceedings
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