                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEEDINGS FOR RECEIVING PROOF OF DEBTS BY COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS (§
64.2-550)

A. A commissioner of accounts who has for settlement the accounts of a personal
representative of a decedent shall, when requested to so do by a personal
representative or any creditor, legatee, or distributee of a decedent, or may at
any other time determined by the commissioner of accounts, even though no
accounting is pending, conduct a hearing for receiving proof of debts and
demands against the decedent or the decedent&#8217;s estate. The commissioner of
accounts shall publish notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the date
set for the hearing in a newspaper published or having general circulation in
the jurisdiction where the personal representative qualified. and shall also
post a notice of the time and place of the hearing at the front door of the
courthouse of the court of the jurisdiction where the personal representative
qualified. The commissioner of accounts may adjourn the hearing from time to
time as necessary.

B. The personal representative shall give written notice by personal service or
by regular, certified, or registered mail at least 10 days before the date set
for the hearing to any claimant of a disputed claim that is known to the
personal representative at the last address of the claimant known to the
personal representative. The notice shall inform the claimant of his right to
attend the hearing and present his case, his right to obtain another hearing
date if the commissioner of accounts finds the initial date inappropriate, and
the fact that the claimant will be bound by any adverse ruling. The personal
representative shall also inform the claimant of his right to file exceptions
with the circuit court in the event of an adverse ruling. The personal
representative shall file proof of any mailing or service of notice with the
commissioner of accounts.

C. The commissioner of accounts may direct the personal representative, the
claimant, or both of them to institute a proceeding in the circuit court to
establish the validity or invalidity of any claim or demand that the
commissioner of accounts deems not otherwise sufficiently proved.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 64-161, 64-162; 1966, c. 335; 1968, cc. 385, 656, §§
64.1-171, 64.1-172; 1981, c. 484; 1989, c. 492; 2012, c. 614.