{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-620","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-620","heading":"Delinquent ground","body":"Any ground or area which becomes delinquent shall be open and available to be leased, after the following conditions have been met:1. The Commissioner has notified the person in writing on or about September 1 of that year of the amount of rent due;2. If the rent becomes delinquent, the Commissioner has mailed a second notice by certified mail on or about June 1 of the following year; and3. The person holding the lease does not pay all rents and penalties due on or before June 30 of the following year.Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(17); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 6. PLANTING GROUNDS","Article 2. GENERAL OYSTER-PLANTING GROUNDS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-620/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"a9808a51c35f4fe13bb46802d7e94ae162c19431c766b958744bf04feab5c3a0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-619","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}