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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73701</law_id><section_number>8.01-602</section_number><catch_line>Proceedings when owner of money under control of court unknown</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.01-589</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="22">Receivers, General and Special</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">General Provisions for Moneys Under Control of Court</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever any money has remained payable or distributable for one year in the <span class="dictionary">custody</span> or under the control of any <span class="dictionary">court</span> of this Commonwealth without anyone known to the <span class="dictionary">court</span> claiming the same, except funds deposited as compensation and <span class="dictionary">damages</span> in condemnation proceedings pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Payment of compensation and damages into court; vesting of title" href="/25.1-237/">25.1-237</a> pending a <span class="dictionary">final order</span> or pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Payments into court or filing certificate of deposit before entering upon land" href="/33.2-1019/">33.2-1019</a>, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall cause such money to be reported and then remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Property held by courts" href="/55.1-2518/">55.1-2518</a> and <a class="law" title="Report and remittance to be made by holder of funds or property presumed abandoned; holder to exercise due diligence to locate owner" href="/55.1-2524/">55.1-2524</a>.
		The general receiver, if one has been appointed, and the clerk of the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall be responsible for identifying such money held by them in their respective control pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Appointment of general receivers; their duties; audit of funds" href="/8.01-582/">8.01-582</a> and <a class="law" title="How money under control of court deposited; record kept; liability of clerk" href="/8.01-600/">8.01-600</a> and for petitioning the <span class="dictionary">court</span> to remit as provided in this section.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-746; 1966, c. 210; 1977, c. 617; 1982, c. 155; 1984, c. 121; 1987, c. 708; 1988, c. 841.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
