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In the event such contract is entered into and approved by the Compensation Board, the officer and the city shall not be liable to the Commonwealth for the failure of such officer to collect fees and commissions prescribed by law for services rendered the city. A copy of every such contract, certified by the clerk of the city council, shall be filed with the Comptroller.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236742,"text":"Subject to the approval of the Compensation Board, the council of any city may enter into contracts with officers providing for salaries for the maximum amount allowed in \u00a7 17.1-287 and for the city&#8217;s pro rata part of the expense of the office approved by the State Compensation Board, in lieu of fees and commissions prescribed by law for services performed for the city and such contracts may relieve the officer from collecting such fees and commissions. In the event such contract is entered into and approved by the Compensation Board, the officer and the city shall not be liable to the Commonwealth for the failure of such officer to collect fees and commissions prescribed by law for services rendered the city. 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It has been modified 2 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 1964, chapter 386; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79643,"section_number":"17.1-287","catch_line":"Salaries of clerks of circuit courts","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-287\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65042,"identifier":"17.1-290","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-290","url":"\/17.1-290\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-290\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-290","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts by cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-290","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Subject to the approval of the Compensation Board, the council of any city may enter into <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> with officers providing for salaries for the maximum amount allowed in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Salaries of clerks of circuit courts\" href=\"\/17.1-287\/\">17.1-287<\/a> and for the city&#8217;s pro rata part of the expense of the office approved by the State Compensation Board, in lieu of fees and commissions prescribed by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> for services performed for the city and such <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> may relieve the officer from collecting such fees and commissions. In the event such <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> is entered into and approved by the Compensation Board, the officer and the city shall not be liable to the Commonwealth for the failure of such officer to collect fees and commissions prescribed by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> for services rendered the city. 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In\nthe event such contract is entered into and approved by the Compensation Board,\nthe officer and the city shall not be liable to the Commonwealth for the failure\nof such officer to collect fees and commissions prescribed by law for services\nrendered the city. A copy of every such contract, certified by the clerk of the\ncity council, shall be filed with the Comptroller.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-162; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-162; 1998, c. 872.","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}}