                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COLLECTION OF FEES OWED; CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION; DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF
TAXATION (§ 53.1-127.5)

The sheriff or jail superintendent may (i) contract with private attorneys or
private collection agencies, (ii) enter into an agreement with a local governing
body, or (iii) enter into an agreement with the county or city treasurer, upon
such terms and conditions as may be established by guidelines promulgated by the
Board, to collect fees imposed under § 53.1-131.3. As part of such contract,
private attorneys or collection agencies shall be given access to the social
security number of the person who owes the fees in order to assist in the
collection effort. Any such private attorney or collection agency shall be
subject to the penalties and provisions of § 18.2-186.3.
		The fees of any private attorney or collection agency shall be paid on a
contingency fee basis out of the proceeds of the amounts collected. However, in
no event shall such attorney or collection agency receive a fee for amounts
collected by the Department of Taxation under the Setoff Debt Collection Act (§
58.1-520 et seq.). A local treasurer undertaking collection pursuant to an
agreement with the sheriff or jail superintendent may collect the administrative
fee authorized by § 58.1-3958.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 829.