Bill Text: VA HB2024 | 2017 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Condemnation powers and proceedings; notice to owner or tenant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563) [HB2024 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB2024-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§25.1-306 and 33.2-1020 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§25.1-306. Notice of intent to file certificate.
The authorized condemnor shall, between 30 and 45 days prior
to the date on which any certificate will be filed or recorded pursuant to this
chapter, give notice to the owner or tenant, if known, of the
freehold by certified or registered mail, if known, that a
such certificate will be filed or recorded with respect to such
person's property. Additionally, within four business days of the filing or
recording of a certificate, the authorized condemnor shall give notice of such
filing or recording to the owner or tenant, if known, of the freehold by
providing a copy of such certificate by certified or registered mail.
§33.2-1020. Payment of certificates of deposit; notice to owner.
A. A certificate of deposit shall be deemed and held for the purpose of this article to be payment into the custody of such court. Payment against any certificate of deposit so issued and countersigned, when ordered by the court named therein, shall be paid by the State Treasurer on warrants of the Comptroller, issued on vouchers signed by the Commissioner of Highways.
B. A duplicate of each certificate of deposit so issued and countersigned shall be kept as a record in the office of the Commissioner of Highways and a copy thereof shall be filed with the State Treasurer.
C. The Commissioner of Highways shall give notice, between
30 and 45 days prior to the date on which any certificate will be filed or
recorded pursuant to this chapter, to the owner or tenant, if known,
of the freehold by certified or registered mail, if known, that
a such certificate of deposit will be filed or recorded.
Additionally, within four business days of the filing or recording of a
certificate, the Commissioner of Highways shall give notice of such filing or
recording to the owner or tenant, if known, of the freehold by providing a copy
of such certificate by certified or registered mail.
