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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85117</law_id><section_number>2.2-4803</section_number><catch_line>Legal counsel</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="48">Virginia Debt Collection Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Office of the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall be the primary agency responsible for the provision of all legal services and advice related to the collection of accounts receivable, pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Legal service in civil matters" href="/2.2-507/">2.2-507</a>.
		The <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall adopt necessary policies and procedures pertaining to all accounts receivable legal matters and the <span class="dictionary">litigation</span> of <span class="dictionary">past-due</span> accounts receivable that shall be published together with the policies and procedures adopted by the Department of Accounts.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 544, &#xA7; 2.1-729; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
