{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2434","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-2434","heading":"Escheators to defend on behalf of Commonwealth","body":"The escheator shall answer and defend on the part of the Commonwealth any action against him or any petition filed under § 55.1-2409 and shall be allowed the costs incurred by him in such defense.Code 1919, § 517; Code 1950, § 55-196; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 24. Escheats"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-2434/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"4a40f597e5c4a421ae3022198b61a1c10aa13a5366ea2425a7787840766322bb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2433","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2435"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}