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As part of such contract, private attorneys or collection agencies shall be given access to the social security number of the person who owes the fees in order to assist in the collection effort. Any such private attorney or collection agency shall be subject to the penalties and provisions of \u00a7 18.2-186.3.\n\t\tThe fees of any private attorney or collection agency shall be paid on a contingency fee basis out of the proceeds of the amounts collected. However, in no event shall such attorney or collection agency receive a fee for amounts collected by the Department of Taxation under the Setoff Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 58.1-520 et seq.). A local treasurer undertaking collection pursuant to an agreement with the sheriff or jail superintendent may collect the administrative fee authorized by \u00a7 58.1-3958.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277081,"text":"The sheriff or jail superintendent may (i) contract with private attorneys or private collection agencies, (ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing body, or (iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer, upon such terms and conditions as may be established by guidelines promulgated by the Board, to collect fees imposed under \u00a7 53.1-131.3. As part of such contract, private attorneys or collection agencies shall be given access to the social security number of the person who owes the fees in order to assist in the collection effort. Any such private attorney or collection agency shall be subject to the penalties and provisions of \u00a7 18.2-186.3.\n\t\tThe fees of any private attorney or collection agency shall be paid on a contingency fee basis out of the proceeds of the amounts collected. However, in no event shall such attorney or collection agency receive a fee for amounts collected by the Department of Taxation under the Setoff Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 58.1-520 et seq.). A local treasurer undertaking collection pursuant to an agreement with the sheriff or jail superintendent may collect the administrative fee authorized by \u00a7 58.1-3958.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13010,"edition_id":1,"name":"Duties of Sheriffs","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12847,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":238673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13010,"identifier":"6","token":"53.1\/3\/6","url":"\/53.1\/3\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12847,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Correctional Facilities","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12717,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":238281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12847,"identifier":"3","token":"53.1\/3","url":"\/53.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12717,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","identifier":"53.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":237591,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12717,"identifier":"53.1","token":"53.1","url":"\/53.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66213,"structure_id":13010,"section_number":"53.1-116","catch_line":"What records and policy jailer shall keep; 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contract for collection; duties of Department of Taxation","url":"\/53.1-127.5\/","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-127.5","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":54523,"structure_id":13010,"section_number":"53.1-127.4","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/53.1-127.4\/","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-127.4","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/53.1-127.5\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0829\">829<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73403,"section_number":"18.2-186.3","catch_line":"Identity theft; penalty; restitution; victim assistance","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-186.3\/"},{"id":76868,"section_number":"53.1-131.3","catch_line":"Payment of costs associated with prisoners' keep","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-131.3\/"},{"id":71033,"section_number":"58.1-3958","catch_line":"Payment of administrative costs, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3958\/"},{"id":57268,"section_number":"58.1-520","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-520\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238763,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77242,"identifier":"53.1-127.5","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-127.5","url":"\/53.1-127.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-127.5\/","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-127.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of fees owed; contract for collection; duties of Department of Taxation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-127.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The sheriff or jail superintendent may (i) <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> with private attorneys or private collection agencies, (ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing body, or (iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer, upon such terms and conditions as may be established by guidelines promulgated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, to collect fees imposed under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Payment of costs associated with prisoners&#039; keep\" href=\"\/53.1-131.3\/\">53.1-131.3<\/a>. As part of such <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>, private attorneys or collection agencies shall be given access to the social security number of the person who owes the fees in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to assist in the collection effort. Any such private attorney or collection agency shall be subject to the penalties and provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Identity theft; penalty; restitution; victim assistance\" href=\"\/18.2-186.3\/\">18.2-186.3<\/a>.\n\t\tThe fees of any private attorney or collection agency shall be paid on a contingency fee basis out of the proceeds of the amounts collected. However, in no event shall such attorney or collection agency receive a fee for amounts collected by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Taxation under the Setoff Debt Collection Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date) Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-520\/\">58.1-520<\/a> et seq.). A local treasurer undertaking collection pursuant to an agreement with the sheriff or jail superintendent may collect the administrative fee authorized by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Payment of administrative costs, etc\" href=\"\/58.1-3958\/\">58.1-3958<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF FEES OWED; CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION; DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF\nTAXATION (\u00a7 53.1-127.5)\n\nThe sheriff or jail superintendent may (i) contract with private attorneys or\nprivate collection agencies, (ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing\nbody, or (iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer, upon\nsuch terms and conditions as may be established by guidelines promulgated by the\nBoard, to collect fees imposed under \u00a7 53.1-131.3. As part of such contract,\nprivate attorneys or collection agencies shall be given access to the social\nsecurity number of the person who owes the fees in order to assist in the\ncollection effort. Any such private attorney or collection agency shall be\nsubject to the penalties and provisions of \u00a7 18.2-186.3.\n\t\tThe fees of any private attorney or collection agency shall be paid on a\ncontingency fee basis out of the proceeds of the amounts collected. However, in\nno event shall such attorney or collection agency receive a fee for amounts\ncollected by the Department of Taxation under the Setoff Debt Collection Act (\u00a7\n58.1-520 et seq.). A local treasurer undertaking collection pursuant to an\nagreement with the sheriff or jail superintendent may collect the administrative\nfee authorized by \u00a7 58.1-3958.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 829.","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}}