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Virginia Code › Title 55.1 › Subtitle V › Chapter 24 › Section 55.1-2401

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The Governor shall appoint one escheator for every judicial circuit as set forth in § 17.1-506 , to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Such escheator shall reside within the circuit to which he is appointed.

Code 1919, § 489; Code 1950, § 55-168; 1982, c. 437; 1996, c. 551 ; 2019, c. 712 .

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