{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1248","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1248","heading":"No action against county until claim presented to governing body","body":"No action shall be maintained by any person against a county upon any claim or demand until such person has presented his claim to the governing body of the county, unless the governing body has entered into a binding arbitration agreement or there is a provision in a written contract with the county to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising. When there exists such a provision in a contract or there is a written agreement to arbitrate, the provisions of the Uniform Arbitration Act, Article 2 (§ 8.01-581.01 et seq.) of Chapter 21 of Title 8.01, shall apply.Code 1950, § 15-261; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-554; 1987, c. 483; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 12. GENERAL POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF COUNTIES","Article 4. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1248/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"28abd86f5594c2f72d1634ff22b5ef1e62c11483f3188417e6ad35d1b5062dca","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1247","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1249"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}