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The Division shall deposit to the Fund all revenues generated by it, less any cost of recovery, from receivables collected on behalf of state agencies, pursuant to §§ 2.2-4805 and 2.2-4806. The Division shall transfer the remaining funds to the appropriate state agencies on a periodic basis or such other period of time approved by the Division.C\n\nAny direct payment received by an agency on an account that has been referred for collection to the Division shall be reported to the Division upon receipt by the agency. The agency shall cause the fees due the Division for obtaining the recovery to be reported to and paid to the Division; however, no fees shall be paid to the Division on payments to the agency resulting from the agency’s participation in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 71 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 1990 \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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 919<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 797<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57659,"section_number":"2.2-2237.3","catch_line":"Division of Incentives","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2237.3\/"},{"id":54803,"section_number":"2.2-4801","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4801\/"},{"id":82598,"section_number":"2.2-4806","catch_line":"Utilization of certain collection techniques","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4806\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85840,"section_number":"2.2-4800","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4800\/"},{"id":59860,"section_number":"2.2-4805","catch_line":"Interest, administrative charges and penalty fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4805\/"},{"id":82598,"section_number":"2.2-4806","catch_line":"Utilization of certain collection techniques","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4806\/"},{"id":71070,"section_number":"2.2-507","catch_line":"Legal service in civil matters","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-507\/"},{"id":57268,"section_number":"58.1-520","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-520\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57579,"identifier":"2.2-518","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/3\/2.2-518","url":"\/2.2-518\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-518\/","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/3\/2.2-518","dublin_core":{"Title":"Division of Debt Collection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-518","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is created in the Department of Law<\/span> a Division of Debt Collection that shall provide all legal services and advice related to the collection of funds owed to the Commonwealth, pursuant to § 2.2-507<\/a> and the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t\tThe Attorney General<\/span> may appoint and fix the salaries of such attorneys and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Division, within the amounts appropriated to the Division, and may supplement such funds from appropriations made to his office for the provision of legal services to the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tThe Division may retain as special revenue up to 30 percent of receivables collected on behalf of state agencies and may contract<\/span> with private collection agents for the collection of debts amounting to less than $15,000, as provided in the appropriation act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created on the books of the Comptroller a special, nonreverting fund to be known as the Debt Collection Recovery Fund (Fund). The Division shall deposit to the Fund all revenues generated by it, less any cost of recovery, from receivables collected on behalf of state agencies, pursuant to §§ 2.2-4805<\/a> and 2.2-4806<\/a>. The Division shall transfer the remaining funds to the appropriate state agencies on a periodic basis or such other period of time approved by the Division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any direct payment received by an agency on an account that has been referred for collection to the Division shall be reported to the Division upon receipt by the agency. The agency shall cause the fees due the Division for obtaining the recovery to be reported to and paid to the Division; however, no fees shall be paid to the Division on payments to the agency resulting from the agency’s participation in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. The remaining portion of the direct payment shall be retained by the agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIVISION OF DEBT COLLECTION (\u00a7 2.2-518)\n\nA. There is created in the Department of Law a Division of Debt Collection that\nshall provide all legal services and advice related to the collection of funds\nowed to the Commonwealth, pursuant to § 2.2-507 and the Virginia Debt\nCollection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).\n\t\t\tThe Attorney General may appoint and fix the salaries of such attorneys and\nemployees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Division, within\nthe amounts appropriated to the Division, and may supplement such funds from\nappropriations made to his office for the provision of legal services to the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\t\tThe Division may retain as special revenue up to 30 percent of receivables\ncollected on behalf of state agencies and may contract with private collection\nagents for the collection of debts amounting to less than $15,000, as provided\nin the appropriation act.\n\nB. There is hereby created on the books of the Comptroller a special,\nnonreverting fund to be known as the Debt Collection Recovery Fund (Fund). The\nDivision shall deposit to the Fund all revenues generated by it, less any cost\nof recovery, from receivables collected on behalf of state agencies, pursuant to\n§§ 2.2-4805 and 2.2-4806. The Division shall transfer the remaining\nfunds to the appropriate state agencies on a periodic basis or such other period\nof time approved by the Division.\n\nC. Any direct payment received by an agency on an account that has been referred\nfor collection to the Division shall be reported to the Division upon receipt by\nthe agency. The agency shall cause the fees due the Division for obtaining the\nrecovery to be reported to and paid to the Division; however, no fees shall be\npaid to the Division on payments to the agency resulting from the agency’s\nparticipation in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et\nseq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. The remaining portion of the direct payment\nshall be retained by the agency.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 71, \u00a7 2.1-133.4; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 919; 2009, c. 797.","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}}