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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 544 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86548,"section_number":"2.2-3808","catch_line":"Collection, disclosure, or display of social security number; personal identifying information of donors; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3808\/"},{"id":56401,"section_number":"2.2-4350","catch_line":"Prompt payment of bills by state agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4350\/"},{"id":72792,"section_number":"2.2-4355","catch_line":"Interest penalty; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4355\/"},{"id":76548,"section_number":"2.2-510.1","catch_line":"Open negotiation for employment of special counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-510.1\/"},{"id":57579,"section_number":"2.2-518","catch_line":"Division of Debt Collection","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-518\/"},{"id":74312,"section_number":"2.2-519","catch_line":"Prompt collection of accounts receivable","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-519\/"},{"id":60431,"section_number":"2.2-804","catch_line":"Recovery of certain improper payments to state officers and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-804\/"},{"id":67565,"section_number":"23.1-619","catch_line":"Collection of loans","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-619\/"},{"id":78041,"section_number":"30-133","catch_line":"Duties and powers generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-133\/"},{"id":66899,"section_number":"9.1-400.1","catch_line":"Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400.1\/"},{"id":60475,"section_number":"9.1-402.1","catch_line":"Payments for burial expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-402.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85840,"identifier":"2.2-4800","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/48\/2.2-4800","url":"\/2.2-4800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4800\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/48\/2.2-4800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4800","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter establishes the policy of the Commonwealth as it relates to the accounting for, management and collection of all accounts receivable due to the Commonwealth. It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth that all state agencies and institutions shall take all appropriate and cost-effective actions to aggressively collect all accounts receivable. All state agencies and institutions shall be subject to this chapter and shall establish internal policies and procedures for the management and collection of accounts receivable that are in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Accounts and the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICY OF THE COMMONWEALTH; COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (\u00a7 2.2-4800)\n\nThis chapter establishes the policy of the Commonwealth as it relates to the\naccounting for, management and collection of all accounts receivable due to the\nCommonwealth. It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth that all state agencies\nand institutions shall take all appropriate and cost-effective actions to\naggressively collect all accounts receivable. All state agencies and\ninstitutions shall be subject to this chapter and shall establish internal\npolicies and procedures for the management and collection of accounts receivable\nthat are in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Accounts\nand the Office of the Attorney General.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 544, \u00a7 2.1-727; 2001, c. 844.","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}}