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To this end, the clerk is authorized to verify, receive, and give acquittances for all such moneys.B\n\nAll moneys received by the clerk shall be deposited intact as soon as practical and secured in accordance with the Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act (§ 2.2-4400 et seq.).C\n\nThe clerk may invest all moneys paid into the court in certificates of deposit, time deposits or in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 (§ 2.2-4500 et seq.) of Title 2.2. Unless otherwise provided by law or court order, all interest or investment income shall become income of the person or entity that paid the moneys to the clerk.D\n\nExcept as otherwise ordered by the court, for good cause shown, the clerk shall be liable for any loss of income which results from his failure to pay out any money so ordered by the court within sixty days of the court order.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254868,"text":"The clerk shall have the duty, unless it is otherwise specially ordered, to receive, take charge of and hold all moneys paid into the court and to pay out or dispose of these moneys as the court orders or decrees. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 635 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63923,"section_number":"2.2-4400","catch_line":"Short title; declaration of intent; applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4400\/"},{"id":65575,"section_number":"2.2-4500","catch_line":"Legal investments for public sinking funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":256883,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70648,"identifier":"58.1-3177","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/3\/58.1-3177","url":"\/58.1-3177\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3177\/","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/3\/58.1-3177","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of the clerk; deposit of funds; investment of funds; failure to pay out","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3177","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The clerk shall have the duty, unless it is otherwise specially ordered, to receive, take charge of and hold all moneys paid into the court and to pay out or dispose of these moneys as the court orders<\/span> or decrees<\/span>. To this end, the clerk is authorized to verify, receive, and give acquittances for all such moneys. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All moneys received by the clerk shall be deposited intact as soon as practical and secured in accordance with the Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act (§ 2.2-4400<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The clerk may invest all moneys paid into the court in certificates of deposit, time deposits or in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45 (§ 2.2-4500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. Unless otherwise provided by law<\/span> or court order<\/span>, all interest or investment income shall become income of the person or entity that paid the moneys to the clerk. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except as otherwise ordered by the court, for good cause shown, the clerk shall be liable for any loss of income which results from his failure to pay out any money so ordered by the court within sixty days of the court order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF THE CLERK; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS; INVESTMENT OF FUNDS; FAILURE TO PAY OUT\n(\u00a7 58.1-3177)\n\nA. The clerk shall have the duty, unless it is otherwise specially ordered, to\nreceive, take charge of and hold all moneys paid into the court and to pay out\nor dispose of these moneys as the court orders or decrees. To this end, the\nclerk is authorized to verify, receive, and give acquittances for all such\nmoneys.\n\nB. All moneys received by the clerk shall be deposited intact as soon as\npractical and secured in accordance with the Virginia Security for Public\nDeposits Act (§ 2.2-4400 et seq.).\n\nC. The clerk may invest all moneys paid into the court in certificates of\ndeposit, time deposits or in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45\n(§ 2.2-4500 et seq.) of Title 2.2. Unless otherwise provided by law or\ncourt order, all interest or investment income shall become income of the person\nor entity that paid the moneys to the clerk.\n\nD. Except as otherwise ordered by the court, for good cause shown, the clerk\nshall be liable for any loss of income which results from his failure to pay out\nany money so ordered by the court within sixty days of the court order.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 635.","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}}