{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-69.40-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 16.1-69.40:3","heading":"Financial responsibilities of judges and clerks","body":"The judge of each district court shall have management responsibility over the collection and distribution of all funds received by such court; provided, however, that no judge or clerk shall incur personal liability for a shortage in such funds unless such shortage is a result of his negligence, failure to exercise appropriate supervision or intentional misconduct.1979, c. 511.","path":["Title 16.1. COURTS NOT OF RECORD","Chapter 4.1. DISTRICT COURTS","Article 4. JUDGES AND PERSONNEL OF THE DISTRICT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-69.40:3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:24Z","sha256":"70c85d7e7bd8d3a9b7cb240ece644a7b36eb76e871e0178dd43498f2922f701d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-69.40-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-69.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}