State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Virginia > Title-15-2 > Chapter-12 > 15-2-1247§ 15.2-1247. When disallowance of claim final; exception; when no executionto be issued.
The determination of the governing body of any county disallowing a claim, inwhole or in part, shall be a bar to any action in any court founded on suchclaim, unless (i) the decision of the governing body disallowing the claim isappealed; (ii) the governing body consents to the institution of an action bythe claimant against the county; or (iii) the governing body fails to actupon any claim within 90 days of the date the claim is received by thegoverning body or its clerk, provided that such time may be extended bymutual agreement of the claimant and the county. No execution shall be issuedupon any judgment recovered against a county, board of supervisors, oragainst any officer of the county, when the judgment should be paid by thecounty. Any judgment against the county shall be provided for by thegoverning body in the next county levy and paid by the treasurer as othercounty charges.
(Code 1950, § 15-260; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-553; 1997, c. 587; 2010, c. 668.)
