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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 1977, chapter 617; in 1978, chapter 718.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80277,"section_number":"18.2-209.2","catch_line":"Failure of clerk to give notice of appointment of special commissioner to collect purchase money or rent","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-209.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61629,"identifier":"8.01-103","token":"8.01\/3\/11\/8.01-103","url":"\/8.01-103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-103\/","token":"8.01\/3\/11\/8.01-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special commissioner or other person appointed to do so to receive purchase money, etc.; liability of clerk for failure to give notice of appointment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The special commissioner, who makes the sale or renting, shall receive and collect all the purchase money or rent, unless some other person<\/span> be appointed to collect the same and in such case the court<\/span> shall require of such person<\/span> bond<\/span> with surety<\/span> in such penalty<\/span> as to it may seem fit. When such appointment is made, it shall be the duty of the clerk to give notice thereof, in writing, to the purchaser or lessee, to be served as other notices are required by law<\/span> to be served; but no payment shall be made to the person<\/span> so appointed, until he shall have given the bond<\/span> required by the decree<\/span> or order<\/span>; provided, however, that if, before the purchaser or lessee has received notice of such appointment, he shall have made any payment on account of the purchase money or rent to the special commissioner, or any person<\/span> appointed for the purpose, who made the sale or renting, such special commissioner, or other person<\/span>, who made the sale or renting, and the sureties on his bond<\/span>, shall be responsible for the money so paid, and the purchaser or lessee, who made the payment, shall not be responsible therefor.\n\t\tIf any clerk fail to give the notice hereinbefore required to be given by him, he and the sureties on his official bond<\/span> shall be liable to any person<\/span> injured by such failure.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL COMMISSIONER OR OTHER PERSON APPOINTED TO DO SO TO RECEIVE PURCHASE\nMONEY, ETC.; LIABILITY OF CLERK FOR FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT (\u00a7\n8.01-103)\n\nThe special commissioner, who makes the sale or renting, shall receive and\ncollect all the purchase money or rent, unless some other person be appointed to\ncollect the same and in such case the court shall require of such person bond\nwith surety in such penalty as to it may seem fit. When such appointment is\nmade, it shall be the duty of the clerk to give notice thereof, in writing, to\nthe purchaser or lessee, to be served as other notices are required by law to be\nserved; but no payment shall be made to the person so appointed, until he shall\nhave given the bond required by the decree or order; provided, however, that if,\nbefore the purchaser or lessee has received notice of such appointment, he shall\nhave made any payment on account of the purchase money or rent to the special\ncommissioner, or any person appointed for the purpose, who made the sale or\nrenting, such special commissioner, or other person, who made the sale or\nrenting, and the sureties on his bond, shall be responsible for the money so\npaid, and the purchaser or lessee, who made the payment, shall not be\nresponsible therefor.\n\t\tIf any clerk fail to give the notice hereinbefore required to be given by him,\nhe and the sureties on his official bond shall be liable to any person injured\nby such failure.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-662; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 718.","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}}