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These certificates shall show the final settlement of his account as treasurer and the proper accounting for and turning over of all the moneys or other property, including the tax tickets for the current year, that had or should have come into his hands as such treasurer during the term and the receipt of his successor in office, provided for in \u00a7 58.1-3138. The court shall then enter an order requiring the clerk of the court to publish, once a week, for four successive weeks, in some newspaper to be designated in the order and by posting at the front door of the courthouse of the county or city, a notice that such treasurer will, on the day to be named in the order, move the court to enter an order of final discharge to such treasurer. These provisions shall not apply to treasurers who retain their office at the end of the term.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231348,"text":"Any treasurer or, if he has died, his personal representative, at any time after the expiration of his term shall produce before the circuit court of the county or city of which he is treasurer the respective certificates of the Comptroller, of the governing body of such county or city and of the school board of such county or city. These certificates shall show the final settlement of his account as treasurer and the proper accounting for and turning over of all the moneys or other property, including the tax tickets for the current year, that had or should have come into his hands as such treasurer during the term and the receipt of his successor in office, provided for in \u00a7 58.1-3138. The court shall then enter an order requiring the clerk of the court to publish, once a week, for four successive weeks, in some newspaper to be designated in the order and by posting at the front door of the courthouse of the county or city, a notice that such treasurer will, on the day to be named in the order, move the court to enter an order of final discharge to such treasurer. 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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 1984, chapter 675.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72942,"section_number":"58.1-3138","catch_line":"Delivery of books, tax tickets, and other materials to successor treasurer or court clerk","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3138\/"}],"permalink":{"id":256749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63503,"identifier":"58.1-3145","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/2\/58.1-3145","url":"\/58.1-3145\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3145\/","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/2\/58.1-3145","dublin_core":{"Title":"How treasurer may secure final discharge from liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3145","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any treasurer or, if he has died, his personal representative, at any time after the expiration of his term shall produce before the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city of which he is treasurer the respective certificates of the Comptroller, of the governing body of such county or city and of the school board of such county or city. These certificates shall show the final <span class=\"dictionary\">settlement<\/span> of his account as treasurer and the proper accounting for and turning over of all the moneys or other property, including the tax tickets for the current year, that had or should have come into his hands as such treasurer during the term and the receipt of his successor in office, provided for in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Delivery of books, tax tickets, and other materials to successor treasurer or court clerk\" href=\"\/58.1-3138\/\">58.1-3138<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall then enter an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> requiring the clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to publish, once a week, for four successive weeks, in some newspaper to be designated in the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> and by posting at the front door of the courthouse of the county or city, a notice that such treasurer will, on the day to be named in the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, move the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to enter an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of final discharge to such treasurer. These provisions shall not apply to treasurers who retain their office at the end of the term.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW TREASURER MAY SECURE FINAL DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY (\u00a7 58.1-3145)\n\nAny treasurer or, if he has died, his personal representative, at any time after\nthe expiration of his term shall produce before the circuit court of the county\nor city of which he is treasurer the respective certificates of the Comptroller,\nof the governing body of such county or city and of the school board of such\ncounty or city. These certificates shall show the final settlement of his\naccount as treasurer and the proper accounting for and turning over of all the\nmoneys or other property, including the tax tickets for the current year, that\nhad or should have come into his hands as such treasurer during the term and the\nreceipt of his successor in office, provided for in \u00a7 58.1-3138. The court\nshall then enter an order requiring the clerk of the court to publish, once a\nweek, for four successive weeks, in some newspaper to be designated in the order\nand by posting at the front door of the courthouse of the county or city, a\nnotice that such treasurer will, on the day to be named in the order, move the\ncourt to enter an order of final discharge to such treasurer. These provisions\nshall not apply to treasurers who retain their office at the end of the term.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-933; 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}}