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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1968, chapter 656; in 1989, chapter 492; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67079,"section_number":"64.2-531","catch_line":"Nonexoneration; payment of lien if granted by agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-531\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57055,"section_number":"64.2-550","catch_line":"Proceedings for receiving proof of debts by commissioners of accounts","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-550\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273615,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70414,"identifier":"64.2-552","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/9\/64.2-552","url":"\/64.2-552\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-552\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/9\/64.2-552","dublin_core":{"Title":"How claims filed before commissioners of accounts; tolling of limitations period","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-552","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who seeks to prove that he has a debt or demand against the decedent or the decedent’s estate shall file his claim in writing with the commissioner of accounts, who shall endorse upon it the date of the filing and sign the endorsement in his official character. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the commissioner of accounts recommends in writing the recovery or enforcement of a claim for a debt or demand against the decedent or the decedent’s estate, the filing of such claim with the commissioner of accounts pursuant to subsection A shall toll any limitations period that would otherwise bar an action for the recovery or enforcement of the claim or bar the filing of such claim until the termination of the proceedings commenced under § 64.2-550<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW CLAIMS FILED BEFORE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS; TOLLING OF LIMITATIONS PERIOD\n(\u00a7 64.2-552)\n\nA. Any person who seeks to prove that he has a debt or demand against the\ndecedent or the decedent’s estate shall file his claim in writing with the\ncommissioner of accounts, who shall endorse upon it the date of the filing and\nsign the endorsement in his official character.\n\nB. If the commissioner of accounts recommends in writing the recovery or\nenforcement of a claim for a debt or demand against the decedent or the\ndecedent’s estate, the filing of such claim with the commissioner of\naccounts pursuant to subsection A shall toll any limitations period that would\notherwise bar an action for the recovery or enforcement of the claim or bar the\nfiling of such claim until the termination of the proceedings commenced under\n§ 64.2-550.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-163; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-173; 1989, c. 492; 2012, c.\n614.","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}}