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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81462</law_id><section_number>55.1-2420</section_number><catch_line>Form of sale agreement; notice of right to refund</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="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Miscellaneous</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="24">Escheats</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A sale agreement for the purchase of escheated property shall include a statement of the purchaser&#x2019;s right to claim a refund pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="How money paid into state treasury from escheats may be recovered" href="/55.1-2438/">55.1-2438</a> upon submission to the State Treasurer within 120 days of the sale of satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> that the escheated property does not exist or was improperly escheated. The following form may be used:
		Sale Agreement of Escheated Property
		This agreement of sale made in triplicate this ____ day of ______, 20__, between ________, Escheator (hereinafter known as Seller), and ________ (hereinafter known as Purchaser) and ________ (hereinafter known as Agent).
		<span class="dictionary">WITNESS</span>
		That for and in consideration of the full purchase price of $______ by cash/check in hand paid, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Seller agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to buy all that certain lot or parcel of land with all the appurtenances (if any) thereunto belonging and described as follows:
		________________
		________________
		________________
		The Seller agrees to obtain a state grant. It is hereby understood that GRANTS for lots, parcels and acreage sold pursuant to this agreement shall be WITHOUT WARRANTY and in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Form of grant of escheated property" href="/55.1-2422/">55.1-2422</a> of the Code of Virginia. The recovery of proceeds of each sale from the Commonwealth, less the expenses of sale and the escheator&#x2019;s commission, may be obtained if the Purchaser, pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="How money paid into state treasury from escheats may be recovered" href="/55.1-2438/">55.1-2438</a> of the Code of Virginia, submits satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> to the State Treasurer within 120 days of the sale that the escheated property does not exist or was improperly escheated.
		<span class="dictionary">WITNESS</span> the following signatures and seals made this ______ day of ______, 20__.
		____________ (SEAL)
		____________ (SEAL)
		Agent
		____________ (SEAL)
		Purchaser
		____________ (SEAL)
		Escheator for
		____________, Virginia,
		Seller</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 141, &#xA7; 55-184.2; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
