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It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a commission merchant to notify the Commissioner of his claim. The Commissioner shall have no duty to prosecute any claim unless he has received such notice and believes the claim is valid. If the Commissioner believes the claim to be invalid, he shall notify the claimant. The claimant shall then have his remedy pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-4718. The Commissioner may appeal a decision of any court that is contrary to any distribution recommended or authorized by him.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225647,"text":"The Commissioner may accept the proceeds from any bond and deposit the proceeds in the state treasury at interest in favor of the bond claimants. The Commissioner may institute and prosecute suits or actions in the name of the Commonwealth on behalf of claimants approved by him in any appropriate court for any purpose in connection with the collection or distribution of the bond or its proceeds. It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a commission merchant to notify the Commissioner of his claim. The Commissioner shall have no duty to prosecute any claim unless he has received such notice and believes the claim is valid. If the Commissioner believes the claim to be invalid, he shall notify the claimant. The claimant shall then have his remedy pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-4718. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 354 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 1985 \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 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59371,"section_number":"3.2-4718","catch_line":"Execution and terms of bond; action thereon","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4718\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61789,"identifier":"3.2-4719","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4719","url":"\/3.2-4719\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4719\/","token":"3.2\/III\/47\/2\/3.2-4719","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties and powers of Commissioner with respect to bonds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4719","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may accept the proceeds from any <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> and deposit the proceeds in the state treasury at interest in favor of the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> claimants. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may institute and <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> suits or actions in the name of the Commonwealth on behalf of claimants approved by him in any appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> for any purpose in connection with the collection or distribution of the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> or its proceeds. It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a <span class=\"dictionary\">commission merchant<\/span> to notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of his claim. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall have no duty to <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> any claim unless he has received such notice and believes the claim is valid. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> believes the claim to be invalid, he shall notify the claimant. The claimant shall then have his remedy pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Execution and terms of bond; action thereon\" href=\"\/3.2-4718\/\">3.2-4718<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> a decision of any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> that is contrary to any distribution recommended or authorized by him.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES AND POWERS OF COMMISSIONER WITH RESPECT TO BONDS (\u00a7 3.2-4719)\n\nThe Commissioner may accept the proceeds from any bond and deposit the proceeds\nin the state treasury at interest in favor of the bond claimants. The\nCommissioner may institute and prosecute suits or actions in the name of the\nCommonwealth on behalf of claimants approved by him in any appropriate court for\nany purpose in connection with the collection or distribution of the bond or its\nproceeds. It shall be the duty of any person having a claim against a commission\nmerchant to notify the Commissioner of his claim. The Commissioner shall have no\nduty to prosecute any claim unless he has received such notice and believes the\nclaim is valid. If the Commissioner believes the claim to be invalid, he shall\nnotify the claimant. The claimant shall then have his remedy pursuant to \u00a7\n3.2-4718. The Commissioner may appeal a decision of any court that is contrary\nto any distribution recommended or authorized by him.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 354, \u00a7 3.1-700.1; 2008, c. 860.","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}}