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No execution shall be issued upon any judgment recovered against a county, board of supervisors, or against any officer of the county, when the judgment should be paid by the county. Any judgment against the county shall be provided for by the governing body in the next county levy and paid by the treasurer as other county charges.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212891,"text":"The determination of the governing body of any county disallowing a claim, in whole or in part, shall be a bar to any action in any court founded on such claim, unless (i) the decision of the governing body disallowing the claim is appealed; (ii) the governing body consents to the institution of an action by the claimant against the county; or (iii) the governing body fails to act upon any claim within 90 days of the date the claim is received by the governing body or its clerk, provided that such time may be extended by mutual agreement of the claimant and the county. No execution shall be issued upon any judgment recovered against a county, board of supervisors, or against any officer of the county, when the judgment should be paid by the county. Any judgment against the county shall be provided for by the governing body in the next county levy and paid by the treasurer as other county charges.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15264,"edition_id":1,"name":"Payment of Claims","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13986,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","permalink":{"id":152737,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15264,"identifier":"4","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13986,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Powers and Procedures of Counties","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:31","permalink":{"id":152533,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13986,"identifier":"12","token":"15.2\/II\/12","url":"\/15.2\/II\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":72536,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1243","catch_line":"Governing body to receive, audit and approve claims; warrants","url":"\/15.2-1243\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1243","metadata":false},{"id":69188,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1244","catch_line":"Limitations on issuance of warrants","url":"\/15.2-1244\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1244","metadata":false},{"id":69674,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1245","catch_line":"Procedure for allowance of claims","url":"\/15.2-1245\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1245","metadata":false},{"id":84727,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1246","catch_line":"Appeal from disallowance of claim","url":"\/15.2-1246\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1246","metadata":false},{"id":58098,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1247","catch_line":"When disallowance of claim final; exception; when no execution to be issued","url":"\/15.2-1247\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1247","metadata":false},{"id":69840,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1248","catch_line":"No action against county until claim presented to governing body","url":"\/15.2-1248\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1248","metadata":false},{"id":59978,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1249","catch_line":"Amounts allowed endorsed on claim; copies of record and accounts to be furnished","url":"\/15.2-1249\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1249","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":84727,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1246","catch_line":"Appeal from disallowance of claim","url":"\/15.2-1246\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1246","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69840,"structure_id":15264,"section_number":"15.2-1248","catch_line":"No action against county until claim presented to governing body","url":"\/15.2-1248\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1248","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-1247\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 668<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58098,"identifier":"15.2-1247","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1247","url":"\/15.2-1247\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1247\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1247","dublin_core":{"Title":"When disallowance of claim final; exception; when no execution to be issued","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1247","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The determination of the governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> disallowing a claim, in whole or in part, shall be a bar to any action in any court<\/span> founded on such claim, unless (i) the decision of the governing body<\/span> disallowing the claim is appealed; (ii) the governing body<\/span> consents to the institution of an action by the claimant against the county<\/span>; or (iii) the governing body<\/span> fails to act upon any claim within 90 days of the date the claim is received by the governing body<\/span> or its clerk, provided that such time may be extended by mutual agreement of the claimant and the county<\/span>. No execution shall be issued upon any judgment<\/span> recovered against a county<\/span>, board of supervisors<\/span>, or against any officer of the county<\/span>, when the judgment<\/span> should be paid by the county<\/span>. Any judgment<\/span> against the county<\/span> shall be provided for by the governing body<\/span> in the next county<\/span> levy<\/span> and paid by the treasurer as other county<\/span> charges.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN DISALLOWANCE OF CLAIM FINAL; EXCEPTION; WHEN NO EXECUTION TO BE ISSUED (\u00a7\n15.2-1247)\n\nThe determination of the governing body of any county disallowing a claim, in\nwhole or in part, shall be a bar to any action in any court founded on such\nclaim, unless (i) the decision of the governing body disallowing the claim is\nappealed; (ii) the governing body consents to the institution of an action by\nthe claimant against the county; or (iii) the governing body fails to act upon\nany claim within 90 days of the date the claim is received by the governing body\nor its clerk, provided that such time may be extended by mutual agreement of the\nclaimant and the county. No execution shall be issued upon any judgment\nrecovered against a county, board of supervisors, or against any officer of the\ncounty, when the judgment should be paid by the county. Any judgment against the\ncounty shall be provided for by the governing body in the next county levy and\npaid by the treasurer as other county charges.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-260; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-553; 1997, c. 587; 2010, c.\n668.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}