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The notice shall be deemed to have been given if deposited by registered or certified mail addressed to such attorney at his address as shown on the Executive Director’s official records. If payment is not received by the Executive Director within six months from the date of such notice, he shall remove the name of the attorney from his list of persons qualified to practice law in Virginia, and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia that the name of the attorney has been removed. The name of any attorney so removed shall be restored only upon application of such person to the Executive Director accompanied by a sum equal to the aggregate of all fees which are due, plus a penalty of $100. Upon receipt of the fees and penalty, the Executive Director shall restore the name of such person to his list of persons qualified to practice law in Virginia and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia that such name has been restored.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273707,"text":"Any attorney licensed to practice in this Commonwealth who fails for two successive years to pay the annual fees provided for by \u00a7 54.1-3912, shall thereby forfeit his license to practice law in this Commonwealth.\n\t\tOn or before July 31 of each year, the Executive Director of the Virginia State Bar shall notify every attorney whose fees for the two preceding years have not been paid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given if deposited by registered or certified mail addressed to such attorney at his address as shown on the Executive Director’s official records. If payment is not received by the Executive Director within six months from the date of such notice, he shall remove the name of the attorney from his list of persons qualified to practice law in Virginia, and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia that the name of the attorney has been removed. The name of any attorney so removed shall be restored only upon application of such person to the Executive Director accompanied by a sum equal to the aggregate of all fees which are due, plus a penalty of $100. Upon receipt of the fees and penalty, the Executive Director shall restore the name of such person to his list of persons qualified to practice law in Virginia and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia that such name has been restored.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13489,"edition_id":1,"name":"Bar Organization and Government","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13488,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","permalink":{"id":244275,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13489,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2","url":"\/54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13488,"edition_id":1,"name":"Attorneys","identifier":"39","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13487,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","permalink":{"id":244227,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13488,"identifier":"39","token":"54.1\/IV\/39","url":"\/54.1\/IV\/39\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13487,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions Regulated by the Supreme Court","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:01","permalink":{"id":244225,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13487,"identifier":"IV","token":"54.1\/IV","url":"\/54.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71323,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3909","catch_line":"Rules and regulations defining practice of law and prescribing procedures for practice of law by law students, codes of ethics, use of limited liability companies, and disciplinary procedure","url":"\/54.1-3909\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3909","metadata":false},{"id":86149,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3910","catch_line":"Organization and government of Virginia State Bar","url":"\/54.1-3910\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3910","metadata":false},{"id":82492,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3910.1","catch_line":"Enforcement, etc., of costs","url":"\/54.1-3910.1\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3910.1","metadata":false},{"id":68544,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3911","catch_line":"Transmission of certain information to the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice","url":"\/54.1-3911\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3911","metadata":false},{"id":54453,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3912","catch_line":"Fees","url":"\/54.1-3912\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3912","metadata":false},{"id":73439,"structure_id":13489,"section_number":"54.1-3913","catch_line":"State Bar Fund; 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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 459 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 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1984, chapter 359; in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54453,"section_number":"54.1-3912","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3912\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76222,"identifier":"54.1-3914","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3914","url":"\/54.1-3914\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3914\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/2\/54.1-3914","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forfeiture of license for failing to pay fees; restoration of license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3914","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any attorney licensed to practice in this Commonwealth who fails for two successive years to pay the annual fees provided for by \u00a7 54.1-3912<\/a>, shall thereby forfeit his license to practice law<\/span> in this Commonwealth.\n\t\tOn or before July 31 of each year, the Executive Director of the Virginia State Bar shall notify every attorney whose fees for the two preceding years have not been paid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given if deposited by registered or certified mail addressed to such attorney at his address as shown on the Executive Director’s official records. If payment is not received by the Executive Director within six months from the date of such notice, he shall remove the name of the attorney from his list of persons qualified to practice law<\/span> in Virginia, and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia that the name of the attorney has been removed. The name of any attorney so removed shall be restored only upon application of such person to the Executive Director accompanied by a sum equal to the aggregate of all fees which are due, plus a penalty<\/span> of $100. Upon receipt of the fees and penalty<\/span>, the Executive Director shall restore the name of such person to his list of persons qualified to practice law<\/span> in Virginia and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia that such name has been restored.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORFEITURE OF LICENSE FOR FAILING TO PAY FEES; RESTORATION OF LICENSE (\u00a7\n54.1-3914)\n\nAny attorney licensed to practice in this Commonwealth who fails for two\nsuccessive years to pay the annual fees provided for by \u00a7 54.1-3912, shall\nthereby forfeit his license to practice law in this Commonwealth.\n\t\tOn or before July 31 of each year, the Executive Director of the Virginia\nState Bar shall notify every attorney whose fees for the two preceding years\nhave not been paid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given if deposited\nby registered or certified mail addressed to such attorney at his address as\nshown on the Executive Director’s official records. If payment is not\nreceived by the Executive Director within six months from the date of such\nnotice, he shall remove the name of the attorney from his list of persons\nqualified to practice law in Virginia, and shall notify the clerk of the Supreme\nCourt of Virginia that the name of the attorney has been removed. The name of\nany attorney so removed shall be restored only upon application of such person\nto the Executive Director accompanied by a sum equal to the aggregate of all\nfees which are due, plus a penalty of $100. Upon receipt of the fees and\npenalty, the Executive Director shall restore the name of such person to his\nlist of persons qualified to practice law in Virginia and shall notify the clerk\nof the Supreme Court of Virginia that such name has been restored.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 459, \u00a7 54-50.1; 1984, c. 359; 1988, c. 765.","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}}