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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 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69129,"identifier":"53.1-226","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-226","url":"\/53.1-226\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-226\/","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-226","dublin_core":{"Title":"When estate committed to sheriff","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-226","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any person appointed committee refuse the trust or fail to give <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> as required, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, on <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of an interested <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, shall commit the estate to the sheriff of the county or city who shall be the committee. 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