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§ 55.1-1247 Sheriffs authorized to serve certain notices; fee for service

The sheriff of any county or city, upon request, may deliver any notice to a tenant on behalf of a landlord or lessor under the provisions of § 55.1-1245 or 55.1-1415. For this service, the sheriff shall be allowed a fee not to exceed $12.

History

This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 148 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 51; in 2019, chapter 712.

1981, c. 148, § 55-248.31:1; 1995, c. 51; 2019, c. 712.

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