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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 468 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1982, chapter 493; in 1993, chapter 334; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57459,"section_number":"15.2-1615","catch_line":"Sheriff to deposit funds, keep account of receipts and disbursements, keep books open for inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1615\/"},{"id":74854,"section_number":"42.1-76","catch_line":"Legislative intent; title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-76\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58419,"identifier":"15.2-1614","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1614","url":"\/15.2-1614\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1614\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1614","dublin_core":{"Title":"Destruction of receipts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1614","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every sheriff shall maintain in his office all official receipt books showing receipt of any funds in his <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> or that of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, all cancelled checks showing payments from any such funds, and all statements of bank accounts in which funds of the sheriff&#8217;s office are deposited. Such books, checks, receipt books and statements shall be maintained for a period of three years after they are audited by any individual or entity authorized by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Sheriff to deposit funds, keep account of receipts and disbursements, keep books open for inspection\" href=\"\/15.2-1615\/\">15.2-1615<\/a> to inspect them and thereafter may be destroyed in accordance with retention regulations established pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Legislative intent; title of chapter\" href=\"\/42.1-76\/\">42.1-76<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESTRUCTION OF RECEIPTS (\u00a7 15.2-1614)\n\nEvery sheriff shall maintain in his office all official receipt books showing\nreceipt of any funds in his custody or that of the court, all cancelled checks\nshowing payments from any such funds, and all statements of bank accounts in\nwhich funds of the sheriff&#8217;s office are deposited. Such books, checks,\nreceipt books and statements shall be maintained for a period of three years\nafter they are audited by any individual or entity authorized by \u00a7 15.2-1615 to\ninspect them and thereafter may be destroyed in accordance with retention\nregulations established pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act (\u00a7 42.1-76\net seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 468, \u00a7 15.1-84.1; 1982, c. 493; 1993, c. 334; 1997, c. 587.","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}}