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If, however, the claimant cannot identify the alleged act or omission with any single department, division, institution or agency of the Commonwealth, then the claim shall be presented to the Comptroller.B\n\nThe Comptroller shall supply the several clerks of record and, upon request, each head of a department, division, institution or agency mentioned in subsection A with the necessary forms to be used by them for accounts payable out of the state treasury.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277351,"text":"Any person having any pecuniary claim against the Commonwealth upon any legal ground shall present the same to the head of the department, division, institution or agency of the Commonwealth responsible for the alleged act or omission which, if proved, gives rise to the claim. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 240; in 1966, chapter 677; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58229,"section_number":"8.01-192","catch_line":"How claims to be prosecuted","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-192\/"},{"id":77813,"section_number":"8.01-255","catch_line":"Time for presenting claim against Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-255\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173885,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77329,"identifier":"2.2-814","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/8\/2\/2.2-814","url":"\/2.2-814\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-814\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/8\/2\/2.2-814","dublin_core":{"Title":"To whom claims presented; Comptroller to furnish forms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-814","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person having any pecuniary claim against the Commonwealth upon any legal ground shall present the same to the head of the department, division, institution or agency of the Commonwealth responsible for the alleged act or omission which, if proved, gives rise to the claim. If, however, the claimant cannot identify the alleged act or omission with any single department, division, institution or agency of the Commonwealth, then the claim shall be presented to the Comptroller. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Comptroller shall supply the several clerks of record and, upon request, each head of a department, division, institution or agency mentioned in subsection A with the necessary forms to be used by them for accounts payable out of the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTO WHOM CLAIMS PRESENTED; COMPTROLLER TO FURNISH FORMS (\u00a7 2.2-814)\n\nA. Any person having any pecuniary claim against the Commonwealth upon any legal\nground shall present the same to the head of the department, division,\ninstitution or agency of the Commonwealth responsible for the alleged act or\nomission which, if proved, gives rise to the claim. If, however, the claimant\ncannot identify the alleged act or omission with any single department,\ndivision, institution or agency of the Commonwealth, then the claim shall be\npresented to the Comptroller.\n\nB. The Comptroller shall supply the several clerks of record and, upon request,\neach head of a department, division, institution or agency mentioned in\nsubsection A with the necessary forms to be used by them for accounts payable\nout of the state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 2-193, 2-194; 1960, c. 240; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7\u00a7\n2.1-223.1, 2.1-223.2; 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}}