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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 1973, chapter 545; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":170777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71266,"identifier":"19.2-47","token":"19.2\/3\/6\/19.2-47","url":"\/19.2-47\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-47\/","token":"19.2\/3\/6\/19.2-47","dublin_core":{"Title":"Magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-47","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrate<\/span> shall receive claims or <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of debt for collection; and it shall be unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrate<\/span> to receive claims of any kind for collection, or to accept or receive money or any other things of value by way of commission or compensation for or on account of any collection made by or through him on any such claim, either before or after <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrate<\/span> violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAGISTRATE NOT TO RECEIVE CLAIMS OR EVIDENCE OF DEBT FOR COLLECTION (\u00a7 19.2-47)\n\nNo magistrate shall receive claims or evidence of debt for collection; and it\nshall be unlawful for any magistrate to receive claims of any kind for\ncollection, or to accept or receive money or any other things of value by way of\ncommission or compensation for or on account of any collection made by or\nthrough him on any such claim, either before or after judgment. Any magistrate\nviolating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-396; 1973, c. 545; 1975, c. 495.","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}}