{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.01-606.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.01-606.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.01-606.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.01-606.html"}],"law_id":80415,"edition_id":1,"section_id":80415,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-606","catch_line":"Payment of small amounts to certain persons through court without intervention of fiduciary; authority of commissioners of accounts; certain fiduciaries exempt from accountings","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-750, 8-751; 1952, c. 103; 1954, cc. 238, 526; 1962, c. 465; 1966, cc. 332, 339; 1970, c. 566; 1977, cc. 462, 617; 1978, c. 525; 1980, c. 544; 1985, c. 216; 1987, c. 378; 1995, c. 405; 1997, c. 801; 2003, c. 195; 2012, c. 43; 2015, cc. 129, 130, 633; 2022, c. 317.","full_text":"A\n\nWhenever there is due to any person, any sum of money from any source, not exceeding $50,000, the fund may be paid into the circuit court of the county or city in which the fund became due or such person resides. The court may, by an order entered of record, (i) pay the fund to the person to whom it is due, if the person is considered by the court competent to expend and use the same in his behalf, or (ii) pay the fund to some other person who is considered competent to administer it, for the benefit of the person entitled to the fund, without the intervention of a fiduciary, whether the other person resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court shall take a receipt from the person to whom the money is paid, which shall show the source from which it was derived, the amount, to whom it belongs, and when and to whom it was paid. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the person receiving the money, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary accounts are entered and indexed. Upon the payment into court the person owing the money shall be discharged of such obligation. No bond shall be required of the party to whom the money is paid by the court.B\n\nWhenever (i) it appears to the court having control of a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property or supervision of its administration, whether a suit is pending therefor or not, that a person under a disability who has no fiduciary, is entitled to a fund arising from the sale of lands for a division or otherwise, or a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property as distributee of any estate, or from any other source, (ii) a judgment, decree, or order for the payment of a sum of money or for delivery of tangible personal property or intangible personal property to a person under a disability who has no fiduciary is rendered by any court, and the amount to which such person is entitled or the value of the tangible personal property or intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or (iii) a person under a disability is entitled to receive payments of income, tangible personal property or intangible personal property and the amount of the income payments is not more than $50,000 in any one year, or the value of the tangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or the current market value of the intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, the court may, without the intervention of a fiduciary, cause such fund, property or income to be paid or delivered to any person deemed by the court capable of properly handling it, to be used solely for the education, maintenance and support of the person under a disability. In any case in which an infant is entitled to such fund, property or income, the court may, upon its being made to appear that the infant is of sufficient age and discretion to use the fund, property or income judiciously, cause the fund to be paid or delivered directly to the infant.C\n\nWhere judgment is taken in the general district court, upon motion of a party for good cause shown, the general district court judge may enter an order directing the clerk of the general district court to hold such funds in escrow for a period not to exceed 180 days to enable such party to file a petition pursuant to § 8.01-600 requesting that such funds be received and held by the clerk of the circuit court upon payment of fees in accordance with § 17.1-275. The party petitioning the circuit court shall provide the clerk of the general district court a certified copy of any order entered by the circuit court directing that such funds held by the clerk of the general district court be transferred to the clerk of the circuit court. If no such order is received by the clerk of the general district court within the 180-day period, the clerk of the general district court shall give notice to the parties that such funds shall be disbursed to the plaintiff for which judgment was entered in the general district court within 30 days after such notice.D\n\nWhenever a person is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary settling his accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court in which the fiduciary qualified, and the amount or value of the fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority herein conferred upon a court including exemption from filing further accounts where the value of the fund being administered is less than $50,000.E\n\nWhenever an incapacitated person or infant is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary settling accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court in which the fiduciary qualified and the will or trust instrument under which the fiduciary serves, authorizes the fiduciary to distribute the property or fund to the incapacitated person or infant without the intervention of a guardian, conservator or committee, and the amount or value of such fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority hereinabove conferred upon a court or judge thereof.F\n\nWhenever a fiduciary is administering funds not exceeding $50,000, the circuit court of the county or city in which the fund is being administered by order entered of record may authorize the fiduciary, when considered competent to administer the funds, to continue to administer the funds for the benefit of the person entitled to the fund without the necessity of filing any further accounts, whether such person resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court shall take a receipt from the fiduciary, which shall show the amount of the fund remaining, to whom it belongs, and the date the court entered the order exempting the filing of further accounts. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the fiduciary, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary accounts are entered and indexed. No surety shall be required on the bond of a fiduciary granted an exemption from filing any further accounts.G\n\nWhenever a fiduciary qualifies pursuant to § 64.2-454 for the sole purpose of prosecuting or defending an action, the court in which the fiduciary qualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court may exempt the fiduciary from filing further accounts where the fiduciary is not administering any funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288056,"text":"Whenever there is due to any person, any sum of money from any source, not exceeding $50,000, the fund may be paid into the circuit court of the county or city in which the fund became due or such person resides. The court may, by an order entered of record, (i) pay the fund to the person to whom it is due, if the person is considered by the court competent to expend and use the same in his behalf, or (ii) pay the fund to some other person who is considered competent to administer it, for the benefit of the person entitled to the fund, without the intervention of a fiduciary, whether the other person resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court shall take a receipt from the person to whom the money is paid, which shall show the source from which it was derived, the amount, to whom it belongs, and when and to whom it was paid. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the person receiving the money, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary accounts are entered and indexed. Upon the payment into court the person owing the money shall be discharged of such obligation. No bond shall be required of the party to whom the money is paid by the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288057,"text":"Whenever (i) it appears to the court having control of a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property or supervision of its administration, whether a suit is pending therefor or not, that a person under a disability who has no fiduciary, is entitled to a fund arising from the sale of lands for a division or otherwise, or a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property as distributee of any estate, or from any other source, (ii) a judgment, decree, or order for the payment of a sum of money or for delivery of tangible personal property or intangible personal property to a person under a disability who has no fiduciary is rendered by any court, and the amount to which such person is entitled or the value of the tangible personal property or intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or (iii) a person under a disability is entitled to receive payments of income, tangible personal property or intangible personal property and the amount of the income payments is not more than $50,000 in any one year, or the value of the tangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or the current market value of the intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, the court may, without the intervention of a fiduciary, cause such fund, property or income to be paid or delivered to any person deemed by the court capable of properly handling it, to be used solely for the education, maintenance and support of the person under a disability. In any case in which an infant is entitled to such fund, property or income, the court may, upon its being made to appear that the infant is of sufficient age and discretion to use the fund, property or income judiciously, cause the fund to be paid or delivered directly to the infant.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":288058,"text":"Where judgment is taken in the general district court, upon motion of a party for good cause shown, the general district court judge may enter an order directing the clerk of the general district court to hold such funds in escrow for a period not to exceed 180 days to enable such party to file a petition pursuant to § 8.01-600 requesting that such funds be received and held by the clerk of the circuit court upon payment of fees in accordance with § 17.1-275. The party petitioning the circuit court shall provide the clerk of the general district court a certified copy of any order entered by the circuit court directing that such funds held by the clerk of the general district court be transferred to the clerk of the circuit court. If no such order is received by the clerk of the general district court within the 180-day period, the clerk of the general district court shall give notice to the parties that such funds shall be disbursed to the plaintiff for which judgment was entered in the general district court within 30 days after such notice.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":288059,"text":"Whenever a person is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary settling his accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court in which the fiduciary qualified, and the amount or value of the fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority herein conferred upon a court including exemption from filing further accounts where the value of the fund being administered is less than $50,000.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":288060,"text":"Whenever an incapacitated person or infant is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary settling accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court in which the fiduciary qualified and the will or trust instrument under which the fiduciary serves, authorizes the fiduciary to distribute the property or fund to the incapacitated person or infant without the intervention of a guardian, conservator or committee, and the amount or value of such fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority hereinabove conferred upon a court or judge thereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":288061,"text":"Whenever a fiduciary is administering funds not exceeding $50,000, the circuit court of the county or city in which the fund is being administered by order entered of record may authorize the fiduciary, when considered competent to administer the funds, to continue to administer the funds for the benefit of the person entitled to the fund without the necessity of filing any further accounts, whether such person resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court shall take a receipt from the fiduciary, which shall show the amount of the fund remaining, to whom it belongs, and the date the court entered the order exempting the filing of further accounts. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the fiduciary, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary accounts are entered and indexed. No surety shall be required on the bond of a fiduciary granted an exemption from filing any further accounts.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":288062,"text":"Whenever a fiduciary qualifies pursuant to § 64.2-454 for the sole purpose of prosecuting or defending an action, the court in which the fiduciary qualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court may exempt the fiduciary from filing further accounts where the fiduciary is not administering any funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16078,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions for Moneys Under Control of Court","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14702,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:05:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:05:14","permalink":{"id":279133,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16078,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/22\/3","url":"\/8.01\/22\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14702,"edition_id":1,"name":"Receivers, General and Special","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:25","permalink":{"id":279051,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14702,"identifier":"22","token":"8.01\/22","url":"\/8.01\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85240,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-600","catch_line":"How money under control of court deposited; record kept; liability of clerk","url":"\/8.01-600\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-600","metadata":false},{"id":63205,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-600.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-600.1\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-600.1","metadata":false},{"id":86177,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-601","catch_line":"Deposit with general receiver of certain funds under supervision of fiduciary and belonging to person under disability","url":"\/8.01-601\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-601","metadata":false},{"id":73701,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-602","catch_line":"Proceedings when owner of money under control of court unknown","url":"\/8.01-602\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-602","metadata":false},{"id":83848,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-603","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/8.01-603\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-603","metadata":false},{"id":85844,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-604","catch_line":"How State Treasurer to keep account of such money","url":"\/8.01-604\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-604","metadata":false},{"id":79994,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-605","catch_line":"How person entitled to money paid into state treasury may recover it","url":"\/8.01-605\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-605","metadata":false},{"id":80415,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-606","catch_line":"Payment of small amounts to certain persons through court without intervention of fiduciary; authority of commissioners of accounts; certain fiduciaries exempt from accountings","url":"\/8.01-606\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-606","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79994,"structure_id":16078,"section_number":"8.01-605","catch_line":"How person entitled to money paid into state treasury may recover it","url":"\/8.01-605\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-605","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-606\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1952, chapter 103; in 1954, chapters 238 and 526; in 1962, chapter 465; in 1966, chapters 332 and 339; in 1970, chapter 566; in 1977, chapters 462 and 617; in 1978, chapter 525; in 1980, chapter 544; in 1985, chapter 216; in 1987, chapter 378; in 1995, chapter 405<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 195<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 43<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 129<\/a>, 130<\/a>, and 633<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 317<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59613,"section_number":"63.2-320","catch_line":"Accepting and expending certain funds on behalf of children placed by or entrusted to local board when no guardian appointed; disposition of funds when children discharged","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-320\/"},{"id":78976,"section_number":"8.01-424","catch_line":"Approval of compromises on behalf of persons under a disability in suits or actions to which they are parties","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-424\/"},{"id":75536,"section_number":"8.01-76","catch_line":"How proceeds from disposition to be secured and applied; when same may be paid over","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-76\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"},{"id":68103,"section_number":"64.2-454","catch_line":"Appointment of administrator for prosecution of action for personal injury or wrongful death against or on behalf of estate of deceased resident or nonresident","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-454\/"},{"id":85240,"section_number":"8.01-600","catch_line":"How money under control of court deposited; record kept; liability of clerk","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80415,"identifier":"8.01-606","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-606","url":"\/8.01-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-606\/","token":"8.01\/22\/3\/8.01-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payment of small amounts to certain persons through court without intervention of fiduciary; authority of commissioners of accounts; certain fiduciaries exempt from accountings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever there is due to any person<\/span>, any sum of money from any source, not exceeding $50,000, the fund may be paid into the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the fund became due or such person<\/span> resides. The court<\/span> may, by an order<\/span> entered of record, (i) pay the fund to the person<\/span> to whom it is due, if the person<\/span> is considered by the court<\/span> competent to expend and use the same in his behalf, or (ii) pay the fund to some other person<\/span> who is considered competent to administer it, for the benefit of the person<\/span> entitled to the fund, without the intervention of a fiduciary<\/span>, whether the other person<\/span> resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court<\/span> shall take a receipt from the person<\/span> to whom the money is paid, which shall show the source from which it was derived, the amount, to whom it belongs, and when and to whom it was paid. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the person<\/span> receiving the money, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary<\/span> accounts are entered and indexed. Upon the payment into court<\/span> the person<\/span> owing the money shall be discharged of such obligation. No bond<\/span> shall be required of the party<\/span> to whom the money is paid by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever (i) it appears to the court<\/span> having control of a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property or supervision of its administration, whether a suit<\/span> is pending therefor or not, that a person<\/span> under a disability who has no fiduciary<\/span>, is entitled to a fund arising from the sale of lands for a division or otherwise, or a fund, tangible personal property or intangible personal property as distributee of any estate, or from any other source, (ii) a judgment<\/span>, decree<\/span>, or order<\/span> for the payment of a sum of money or for delivery of tangible personal property or intangible personal property to a person<\/span> under a disability who has no fiduciary<\/span> is rendered by any court<\/span>, and the amount to which such person<\/span> is entitled or the value of the tangible personal property or intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or (iii) a person<\/span> under a disability is entitled to receive payments of income, tangible personal property or intangible personal property and the amount of the income payments is not more than $50,000 in any one year, or the value of the tangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or the current market value of the intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, the court<\/span> may, without the intervention of a fiduciary<\/span>, cause such fund, property or income to be paid or delivered to any person<\/span> deemed by the court<\/span> capable of properly handling it, to be used solely for the education, maintenance and support of the person<\/span> under a disability. In any case in which an infant is entitled to such fund, property or income, the court<\/span> may, upon its being made to appear that the infant is of sufficient age and discretion to use the fund, property or income judiciously, cause the fund to be paid or delivered directly to the infant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Where judgment<\/span> is taken in the general district court<\/span>, upon motion<\/span> of a party<\/span> for good cause shown, the general district court<\/span> judge<\/span> may enter an order<\/span> directing the clerk of the general district court<\/span> to hold such funds in escrow for a period not to exceed 180 days to enable such party<\/span> to file a petition<\/span> pursuant to § 8.01-600<\/a> requesting that such funds be received and held by the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> upon payment of fees in accordance with § 17.1-275<\/a>. The party<\/span> petitioning the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall provide the clerk of the general district court<\/span> a certified copy of any order<\/span> entered by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> directing that such funds held by the clerk of the general district court<\/span> be transferred to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>. If no such order<\/span> is received by the clerk of the general district court<\/span> within the 180-day period, the clerk of the general district court<\/span> shall give notice to the parties that such funds shall be disbursed to the plaintiff<\/span> for which judgment<\/span> was entered in the general district court<\/span> within 30 days after such notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever a person<\/span> is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary<\/span> settling his accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court<\/span> in which the fiduciary<\/span> qualified, and the amount or value of the fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority herein conferred upon a court<\/span> including exemption from filing further accounts where the value of the fund being administered is less than $50,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Whenever an incapacitated person<\/span> or infant is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a fiduciary<\/span> settling accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court<\/span> in which the fiduciary<\/span> qualified and the will or trust instrument under which the fiduciary<\/span> serves, authorizes the fiduciary<\/span> to distribute the property or fund to the incapacitated person<\/span> or infant without the intervention of a guardian, conservator or committee, and the amount or value of such fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and to the extent of the authority hereinabove conferred upon a court<\/span> or judge<\/span> thereof. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Whenever a fiduciary<\/span> is administering funds not exceeding $50,000, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the fund is being administered by order<\/span> entered of record may authorize the fiduciary<\/span>, when considered competent to administer the funds, to continue to administer the funds for the benefit of the person<\/span> entitled to the fund without the necessity of filing any further accounts, whether such person<\/span> resides within or without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court<\/span> shall take a receipt from the fiduciary<\/span>, which shall show the amount of the fund remaining, to whom it belongs, and the date the court<\/span> entered the order<\/span> exempting the filing of further accounts. The receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the fiduciary<\/span>, and entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the current fiduciary<\/span> accounts are entered and indexed. No surety<\/span> shall be required on the bond<\/span> of a fiduciary<\/span> granted an exemption from filing any further accounts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Whenever a fiduciary<\/span> qualifies pursuant to § 64.2-454<\/a> for the sole purpose of prosecuting or defending an action<\/span>, the court<\/span> in which the fiduciary<\/span> qualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court<\/span> may exempt the fiduciary<\/span> from filing further accounts where the fiduciary<\/span> is not administering any funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENT OF SMALL AMOUNTS TO CERTAIN PERSONS THROUGH COURT WITHOUT INTERVENTION\nOF FIDUCIARY; AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS; CERTAIN FIDUCIARIES EXEMPT\nFROM ACCOUNTINGS (\u00a7 8.01-606)\n\nA. Whenever there is due to any person, any sum of money from any source, not\nexceeding $50,000, the fund may be paid into the circuit court of the county or\ncity in which the fund became due or such person resides. The court may, by an\norder entered of record, (i) pay the fund to the person to whom it is due, if\nthe person is considered by the court competent to expend and use the same in\nhis behalf, or (ii) pay the fund to some other person who is considered\ncompetent to administer it, for the benefit of the person entitled to the fund,\nwithout the intervention of a fiduciary, whether the other person resides within\nor without this Commonwealth. The clerk of the court shall take a receipt from\nthe person to whom the money is paid, which shall show the source from which it\nwas derived, the amount, to whom it belongs, and when and to whom it was paid.\nThe receipt shall be signed and acknowledged by the person receiving the money,\nand entered of record in the book in the clerk’s office in which the\ncurrent fiduciary accounts are entered and indexed. Upon the payment into court\nthe person owing the money shall be discharged of such obligation. No bond shall\nbe required of the party to whom the money is paid by the court.\n\nB. Whenever (i) it appears to the court having control of a fund, tangible\npersonal property or intangible personal property or supervision of its\nadministration, whether a suit is pending therefor or not, that a person under a\ndisability who has no fiduciary, is entitled to a fund arising from the sale of\nlands for a division or otherwise, or a fund, tangible personal property or\nintangible personal property as distributee of any estate, or from any other\nsource, (ii) a judgment, decree, or order for the payment of a sum of money or\nfor delivery of tangible personal property or intangible personal property to a\nperson under a disability who has no fiduciary is rendered by any court, and the\namount to which such person is entitled or the value of the tangible personal\nproperty or intangible personal property is not more than $50,000, or (iii) a\nperson under a disability is entitled to receive payments of income, tangible\npersonal property or intangible personal property and the amount of the income\npayments is not more than $50,000 in any one year, or the value of the tangible\npersonal property is not more than $50,000, or the current market value of the\nintangible personal property is not more than $50,000, the court may, without\nthe intervention of a fiduciary, cause such fund, property or income to be paid\nor delivered to any person deemed by the court capable of properly handling it,\nto be used solely for the education, maintenance and support of the person under\na disability. In any case in which an infant is entitled to such fund, property\nor income, the court may, upon its being made to appear that the infant is of\nsufficient age and discretion to use the fund, property or income judiciously,\ncause the fund to be paid or delivered directly to the infant.\n\nC. Where judgment is taken in the general district court, upon motion of a party\nfor good cause shown, the general district court judge may enter an order\ndirecting the clerk of the general district court to hold such funds in escrow\nfor a period not to exceed 180 days to enable such party to file a petition\npursuant to § 8.01-600 requesting that such funds be received and held by\nthe clerk of the circuit court upon payment of fees in accordance with §\n17.1-275. The party petitioning the circuit court shall provide the clerk of the\ngeneral district court a certified copy of any order entered by the circuit\ncourt directing that such funds held by the clerk of the general district court\nbe transferred to the clerk of the circuit court. If no such order is received\nby the clerk of the general district court within the 180-day period, the clerk\nof the general district court shall give notice to the parties that such funds\nshall be disbursed to the plaintiff for which judgment was entered in the\ngeneral district court within 30 days after such notice.\n\nD. Whenever a person is entitled to a fund or such property distributable by a\nfiduciary settling his accounts before the commissioner of accounts of the court\nin which the fiduciary qualified, and the amount or value of the fund or\nproperty, or the value of any combination thereof, is not more than $50,000, the\ncommissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof in the same manner and\nto the extent of the authority herein conferred upon a court including exemption\nfrom filing further accounts where the value of the fund being administered is\nless than $50,000.\n\nE. Whenever an incapacitated person or infant is entitled to a fund or such\nproperty distributable by a fiduciary settling accounts before the commissioner\nof accounts of the court in which the fiduciary qualified and the will or trust\ninstrument under which the fiduciary serves, authorizes the fiduciary to\ndistribute the property or fund to the incapacitated person or infant without\nthe intervention of a guardian, conservator or committee, and the amount or\nvalue of such fund or property, or the value of any combination thereof, is not\nmore than $50,000, the commissioner of accounts may approve distribution thereof\nin the same manner and to the extent of the authority hereinabove conferred upon\na court or judge thereof.\n\nF. Whenever a fiduciary is administering funds not exceeding $50,000, the\ncircuit court of the county or city in which the fund is being administered by\norder entered of record may authorize the fiduciary, when considered competent\nto administer the funds, to continue to administer the funds for the benefit of\nthe person entitled to the fund without the necessity of filing any further\naccounts, whether such person resides within or without this Commonwealth. The\nclerk of the court shall take a receipt from the fiduciary, which shall show the\namount of the fund remaining, to whom it belongs, and the date the court entered\nthe order exempting the filing of further accounts. The receipt shall be signed\nand acknowledged by the fiduciary, and entered of record in the book in the\nclerk’s office in which the current fiduciary accounts are entered and\nindexed. No surety shall be required on the bond of a fiduciary granted an\nexemption from filing any further accounts.\n\nG. Whenever a fiduciary qualifies pursuant to § 64.2-454 for the sole\npurpose of prosecuting or defending an action, the court in which the fiduciary\nqualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court may exempt the\nfiduciary from filing further accounts where the fiduciary is not administering\nany funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-750, 8-751; 1952, c. 103; 1954, cc. 238, 526; 1962,\nc. 465; 1966, cc. 332, 339; 1970, c. 566; 1977, cc. 462, 617; 1978, c. 525;\n1980, c. 544; 1985, c. 216; 1987, c. 378; 1995, c. 405; 1997, c. 801; 2003, c.\n195; 2012, c. 43; 2015, cc. 129, 130, 633; 2022, c. 317.","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}}