{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2401","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-2401","heading":"Appointment of escheators","body":"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.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 24. Escheats"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-2401/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"625c7e7dbd8c91a51aa662442e579c53b609c22f6557974f6c276dea0105ea4f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2400","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}