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Should it come to the knowledge of the treasurer that any person owing taxes or other charges is moving or contemplates moving from the county, city or town prior to the due date of such taxes or other charges, he shall have power to collect the same by distress or otherwise at any time after such bills shall have come into his hands. Notwithstanding \u00a7 58.1-3954, the treasurer or his deputy, in person or by counsel, may institute and prosecute all proceedings to enforce the payment of any tax or other charge in courts not of record.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231976,"text":"The treasurer, after the due date of any tax or other charge collected by such treasurer, shall call upon each person chargeable with such tax or other charge who has not paid the same prior to that time, or upon the agent, if any, of such person resident within the county, city or town for payment thereof; and upon failure or refusal of such person or agent to pay the same he shall proceed to collect by distress or otherwise. Should it come to the knowledge of the treasurer that any person owing taxes or other charges is moving or contemplates moving from the county, city or town prior to the due date of such taxes or other charges, he shall have power to collect the same by distress or otherwise at any time after such bills shall have come into his hands. Notwithstanding \u00a7 58.1-3954, the treasurer or his deputy, in person or by counsel, may institute and prosecute all proceedings to enforce the payment of any tax or other charge in courts not of record.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15229,"edition_id":1,"name":"Collection by Treasurers, Etc","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13043,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:11","permalink":{"id":258701,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15229,"identifier":"2","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2","url":"\/58.1\/III\/39\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13043,"edition_id":1,"name":"Enforcement, Collection, Refunds, Remedies and Review of Local Taxes","identifier":"39","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12704,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","permalink":{"id":258657,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13043,"identifier":"39","token":"58.1\/III\/39","url":"\/58.1\/III\/39\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12704,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Taxes","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":256459,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12704,"identifier":"III","token":"58.1\/III","url":"\/58.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxation","identifier":"58.1","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":251959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12703,"identifier":"58.1","token":"58.1","url":"\/58.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87181,"structure_id":15229,"section_number":"58.1-3910","catch_line":"Treasurer to collect and pay over taxes","url":"\/58.1-3910\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2\/58.1-3910","metadata":false},{"id":64650,"structure_id":15229,"section_number":"58.1-3910.1","catch_line":"Collection of town taxes by county","url":"\/58.1-3910.1\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2\/58.1-3910.1","metadata":false},{"id":82158,"structure_id":15229,"section_number":"58.1-3911","catch_line":"Notice of taxes due","url":"\/58.1-3911\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2\/58.1-3911","metadata":false},{"id":78988,"structure_id":15229,"section_number":"58.1-3912","catch_line":"Local tax officials to mail certain tax documents to taxpayers; 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It has been modified 4 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 675; in 1986, chapter 634; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0323\">323<\/a>; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0648\">648<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70299,"section_number":"58.1-353","catch_line":"Duties of county and city treasurer in collecting tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-353\/"},{"id":71033,"section_number":"58.1-3958","catch_line":"Payment of administrative costs, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3958\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64345,"section_number":"58.1-3954","catch_line":"Procedure in such suits","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3954\/"}],"permalink":{"id":258755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63687,"identifier":"58.1-3919","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2\/58.1-3919","url":"\/58.1-3919\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3919\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/2\/58.1-3919","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of taxes or other charges not paid when due; distress for same","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3919","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The treasurer, after the due date of any tax or other charge collected by such treasurer, shall call upon each person chargeable with such tax or other charge who has not paid the same prior to that time, or upon the agent, if any, of such person <span class=\"dictionary\">resident<\/span> within the county, city or town for payment thereof; and upon failure or refusal of such person or agent to pay the same he shall proceed to collect by distress or otherwise. Should it come to the knowledge of the treasurer that any person owing taxes or other charges is moving or contemplates moving from the county, city or town prior to the due date of such taxes or other charges, he shall have power to collect the same by distress or otherwise at any time after such bills shall have come into his hands. Notwithstanding \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure in such suits\" href=\"\/58.1-3954\/\">58.1-3954<\/a>, the treasurer or his deputy, in person or by <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span>, may institute and <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> all proceedings to enforce the payment of any tax or other charge in <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> not of record.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF TAXES OR OTHER CHARGES NOT PAID WHEN DUE; DISTRESS FOR SAME (\u00a7\n58.1-3919)\n\nThe treasurer, after the due date of any tax or other charge collected by such\ntreasurer, shall call upon each person chargeable with such tax or other charge\nwho has not paid the same prior to that time, or upon the agent, if any, of such\nperson resident within the county, city or town for payment thereof; and upon\nfailure or refusal of such person or agent to pay the same he shall proceed to\ncollect by distress or otherwise. Should it come to the knowledge of the\ntreasurer that any person owing taxes or other charges is moving or contemplates\nmoving from the county, city or town prior to the due date of such taxes or\nother charges, he shall have power to collect the same by distress or otherwise\nat any time after such bills shall have come into his hands. Notwithstanding \u00a7\n58.1-3954, the treasurer or his deputy, in person or by counsel, may institute\nand prosecute all proceedings to enforce the payment of any tax or other charge\nin courts not of record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-965; 1984, c. 675; 1986, c. 634; 1996, c. 323; 1998,\nc. 648.","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}}