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The letter shall be sufficient authority for such transfer. Any such bank making such transfer shall no longer be liable for such deposit to any person. The presentation of a duly certified letter of qualification as personal representative, curator, conservator, or committee shall be conclusive proof of the jurisdiction of the court issuing the same. Payment to a fiduciary qualified under the law of a state other than the Commonwealth shall be in accordance with Article 2 (\u00a7 64.2-1426 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 64.2 and \u00a7 64.2-609.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257554,"text":"Any bank may pay any balance on deposit to the credit of any deceased person or of any person under disability, to the personal representative, curator, conservator, or committee of such person upon a letter of qualification as such personal representative, curator, conservator or committee, issued by an appropriate court. The letter shall be sufficient authority for such transfer. Any such bank making such transfer shall no longer be liable for such deposit to any person. The presentation of a duly certified letter of qualification as personal representative, curator, conservator, or committee shall be conclusive proof of the jurisdiction of the court issuing the same. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1966, chapter 584; in 1983, chapter 487; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65308,"section_number":"64.2-1426","catch_line":"Nonresident fiduciaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1426\/"},{"id":76699,"section_number":"64.2-609","catch_line":"Money and personal property belonging to nonresident decedents","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-609\/"}],"permalink":{"id":265121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71442,"identifier":"6.2-893","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/11\/6.2-893","url":"\/6.2-893\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-893\/","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/11\/6.2-893","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payment of balance of deceased person or person under disability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-893","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any bank<\/span> may pay any balance on deposit to the credit of any deceased person<\/span> or of any person<\/span> under disability, to the personal representative, curator, conservator, or committee of such person<\/span> upon a letter of qualification as such personal representative, curator, conservator or committee, issued by an appropriate court<\/span>. The letter shall be sufficient authority for such transfer. Any such bank<\/span> making such transfer shall no longer be liable for such deposit to any person<\/span>. The presentation of a duly certified letter of qualification as personal representative, curator, conservator, or committee shall be conclusive proof of the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> issuing the same. Payment to a fiduciary qualified under the law<\/span> of a state other than the Commonwealth shall be in accordance with Article 2 (\u00a7 64.2-1426<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 64.2 and \u00a7 64.2-609<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENT OF BALANCE OF DECEASED PERSON OR PERSON UNDER DISABILITY (\u00a7 6.2-893)\n\nAny bank may pay any balance on deposit to the credit of any deceased person or\nof any person under disability, to the personal representative, curator,\nconservator, or committee of such person upon a letter of qualification as such\npersonal representative, curator, conservator or committee, issued by an\nappropriate court. The letter shall be sufficient authority for such transfer.\nAny such bank making such transfer shall no longer be liable for such deposit to\nany person. The presentation of a duly certified letter of qualification as\npersonal representative, curator, conservator, or committee shall be conclusive\nproof of the jurisdiction of the court issuing the same. Payment to a fiduciary\nqualified under the law of a state other than the Commonwealth shall be in\naccordance with Article 2 (\u00a7 64.2-1426 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 64.2 and\n\u00a7 64.2-609.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 6-53; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7 6.1-70; 1983, c. 487; 1997, c.\n801; 2010, c. 794.","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}}