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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73689,"identifier":"64.2-611","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/2\/64.2-611","url":"\/64.2-611\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-611\/","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/2\/64.2-611","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disposition by sheriff of property when no person entitled thereto","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-611","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any sheriff has in his possession<\/span> any money or personal property of a decedent and, after reasonable diligence, is unable to ascertain the identity of any person entitled to such property, the sheriff shall sell such property at public auction within two years of coming into possession<\/span> of such property. The sheriff shall post notices of the date, time, and place of the sale at least 10 days before the sale in three or more public places in his jurisdiction<\/span>, or shall advertise the date, time, and place of the sale at least 10 days before the sale in a newspaper published or having general circulation in his jurisdiction<\/span>. The proceeds of the sale of personal property, together with any such money of the decedent in the sheriff’s possession<\/span>, after the payment of all necessary expenses, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPOSITION BY SHERIFF OF PROPERTY WHEN NO PERSON ENTITLED THERETO (\u00a7 64.2-611)\n\nIf any sheriff has in his possession any money or personal property of a\ndecedent and, after reasonable diligence, is unable to ascertain the identity of\nany person entitled to such property, the sheriff shall sell such property at\npublic auction within two years of coming into possession of such property. The\nsheriff shall post notices of the date, time, and place of the sale at least 10\ndays before the sale in three or more public places in his jurisdiction, or\nshall advertise the date, time, and place of the sale at least 10 days before\nthe sale in a newspaper published or having general circulation in his\njurisdiction. The proceeds of the sale of personal property, together with any\nsuch money of the decedent in the sheriff’s possession, after the payment\nof all necessary expenses, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit\nof the Literary Fund.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-125; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-132; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.\n155; 2012, c. 614.","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}}