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Thereafter, unless a petition has been filed in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-2409, the escheator shall petition the circuit court to correct the verdict returned to the clerk of court pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2408. A copy of this petition shall be sent to the State Treasurer. The escheator shall notify in writing the local treasurer or the local official performing these duties of any such error and improper escheat. The escheator shall be reimbursed the costs incurred by him for filing such a petition with the circuit court. The escheator shall file, and the clerk of court shall record, any such corrected verdict in the appropriate deed books.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268894,"text":"If the escheator finds that the escheat of a parcel was improper, for whatever reason, he shall remove the parcel from the certificate transmitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2415 at any time prior to sale pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2419. The escheator shall state in writing his reasons for such removal to the satisfaction of the State Treasurer. Thereafter, unless a petition has been filed in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-2409, the escheator shall petition the circuit court to correct the verdict returned to the clerk of court pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2408. A copy of this petition shall be sent to the State Treasurer. The escheator shall notify in writing the local treasurer or the local official performing these duties of any such error and improper escheat. The escheator shall be reimbursed the costs incurred by him for filing such a petition with the circuit court. The escheator shall file, and the clerk of court shall record, any such corrected verdict in the appropriate deed books.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13845,"edition_id":1,"name":"Escheats","identifier":"24","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12708,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:03","permalink":{"id":247773,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13845,"identifier":"24","token":"55.1\/V\/24","url":"\/55.1\/V\/24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12708,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":247771,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12708,"identifier":"V","token":"55.1\/V","url":"\/55.1\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","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":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":76052,"structure_id":13845,"section_number":"55.1-2400","catch_line":"Definition","url":"\/55.1-2400\/","token":"55.1\/V\/24\/55.1-2400","metadata":false},{"id":56710,"structure_id":13845,"section_number":"55.1-2401","catch_line":"Appointment of escheators","url":"\/55.1-2401\/","token":"55.1\/V\/24\/55.1-2401","metadata":false},{"id":69679,"structure_id":13845,"section_number":"55.1-2402","catch_line":"Bond of escheator","url":"\/55.1-2402\/","token":"55.1\/V\/24\/55.1-2402","metadata":false},{"id":58339,"structure_id":13845,"section_number":"55.1-2403","catch_line":"Increase or reduction of penalty of escheator's bond; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 315 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1990, chapter 938; in 1991, chapter 684; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80657,"section_number":"55.1-2408","catch_line":"How verdict signed; where returned and recorded","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2408\/"},{"id":75629,"section_number":"55.1-2409","catch_line":"Proceedings to claim land escheated","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2409\/"},{"id":83787,"section_number":"55.1-2415","catch_line":"Escheators to certify lands escheated","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2415\/"},{"id":72864,"section_number":"55.1-2419","catch_line":"Order of sale by Governor","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2419\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74839,"identifier":"55.1-2416","token":"55.1\/V\/24\/55.1-2416","url":"\/55.1-2416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2416\/","token":"55.1\/V\/24\/55.1-2416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of parcels from the certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the escheator finds that the escheat of a parcel was improper, for whatever reason, he shall remove the parcel from the certificate transmitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Escheators to certify lands escheated\" href=\"\/55.1-2415\/\">55.1-2415<\/a> at any time prior to sale pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Order of sale by Governor\" href=\"\/55.1-2419\/\">55.1-2419<\/a>. The escheator shall state in writing his reasons for such removal to the satisfaction of the State Treasurer. Thereafter, unless a <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> has been filed in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Proceedings to claim land escheated\" href=\"\/55.1-2409\/\">55.1-2409<\/a>, the escheator shall <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> court to correct the <span class=\"dictionary\">verdict<\/span> returned to the <span class=\"dictionary\">clerk of court<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"How verdict signed; where returned and recorded\" href=\"\/55.1-2408\/\">55.1-2408<\/a>. A copy of this <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> shall be sent to the State Treasurer. The escheator shall notify in writing the local treasurer or the local official performing these duties of any such error and improper escheat. The escheator shall be reimbursed the costs incurred by him for filing such a <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> with the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> court. The escheator shall file, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">clerk of court<\/span> shall record, any such corrected <span class=\"dictionary\">verdict<\/span> in the appropriate deed books.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF PARCELS FROM THE CERTIFICATE (\u00a7 55.1-2416)\n\nIf the escheator finds that the escheat of a parcel was improper, for whatever\nreason, he shall remove the parcel from the certificate transmitted to the State\nTreasurer pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2415 at any time prior to sale pursuant to \u00a7\n55.1-2419. The escheator shall state in writing his reasons for such removal to\nthe satisfaction of the State Treasurer. Thereafter, unless a petition has been\nfiled in accordance with \u00a7 55.1-2409, the escheator shall petition the circuit\ncourt to correct the verdict returned to the clerk of court pursuant to \u00a7\n55.1-2408. A copy of this petition shall be sent to the State Treasurer. The\nescheator shall notify in writing the local treasurer or the local official\nperforming these duties of any such error and improper escheat. The escheator\nshall be reimbursed the costs incurred by him for filing such a petition with\nthe circuit court. The escheator shall file, and the clerk of court shall\nrecord, any such corrected verdict in the appropriate deed books.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 315, \u00a7 55-182.1; 1990, c. 938; 1991, c. 684; 2019, c. 712.","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}}