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The notice of assessment shall be forthwith sent to such person by certified mail at the address of the person as it appears on the records of the Division. Such notice, when sent in accordance with these requirements, shall be sufficient regardless of whether or not it was ever received.\n\t\tIf any person fails to pay such tax, the Commissioner shall bring an appropriate action for the recovery of such tax plus interest. Judgment shall be rendered for the amount of the tax found to be due together with interest and costs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262127,"text":"In the event any person submits with his application for a certificate of title a sum insufficient to pay the sale or use tax as determined by the Commissioner, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner or his authorized agent to make an estimate of the tax due the Commonwealth and to assess such tax. The notice of assessment shall be forthwith sent to such person by certified mail at the address of the person as it appears on the records of the Division. Such notice, when sent in accordance with these requirements, shall be sufficient regardless of whether or not it was ever received.\n\t\tIf any person fails to pay such tax, the Commissioner shall bring an appropriate action for the recovery of such tax plus interest. 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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 1966, chapter 587; in 1974, chapter 477; in 1984, chapter 675.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":255887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72774,"identifier":"58.1-2406","token":"58.1\/II\/24\/58.1-2406","url":"\/58.1-2406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-2406\/","token":"58.1\/II\/24\/58.1-2406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of tax; estimate of tax","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-2406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In the event any person submits with his application for a certificate of title a sum insufficient to pay the <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> or use tax as determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, it shall be the duty of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or his authorized agent to make an estimate of the tax due the Commonwealth and to assess such tax. The notice of assessment shall be forthwith sent to such person by certified mail at the address of the person as it appears on the records of the Division. Such notice, when sent in accordance with these requirements, shall be sufficient regardless of whether or not it was ever received.\n\t\tIf any person fails to pay such tax, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall bring an appropriate action for the recovery of such tax plus interest. <span class=\"dictionary\">Judgment<\/span> shall be rendered for the amount of the tax found to be due together with interest and costs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF TAX; ESTIMATE OF TAX (\u00a7 58.1-2406)\n\nIn the event any person submits with his application for a certificate of title\na sum insufficient to pay the sale or use tax as determined by the Commissioner,\nit shall be the duty of the Commissioner or his authorized agent to make an\nestimate of the tax due the Commonwealth and to assess such tax. The notice of\nassessment shall be forthwith sent to such person by certified mail at the\naddress of the person as it appears on the records of the Division. Such notice,\nwhen sent in accordance with these requirements, shall be sufficient regardless\nof whether or not it was ever received.\n\t\tIf any person fails to pay such tax, the Commissioner shall bring an\nappropriate action for the recovery of such tax plus interest. Judgment shall be\nrendered for the amount of the tax found to be due together with interest and\ncosts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-685.17; 1966, c. 587; 1974, c. 477; 1984, c. 675.","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}}