{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-1729","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 58.1-1729","heading":"Payment prerequisite to issue of writ, etc.; effect of failure to collect","body":"No clerk shall issue any writ, or docket any removed or appealed warrant, or any notice mentioned in this article until the tax imposed under this article has been paid; however, his failure to collect the tax shall not invalidate the proceeding.Code 1950, §§ 58-76, 58.1-3811; 1964, c. 290; 1984, c. 675; 1985, c. 221.","path":["Title 58.1. TAXATION","Subtitle I. TAXES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION","Chapter 17. MISCELLANEOUS TAXES","Article 6. TAXES ON SUITS AND OTHER JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/58.1-1729/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:44Z","sha256":"60d2707b37c9d5eb981586144efc05a18f8e05e1bbec3dff37fd6278a4525301","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-1728","next":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-1730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}