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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-47 — Magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Compensation and Fees, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-47
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
No magistrate shall receive claims or evidence of debt for collection; and it shall be unlawful for any magistrate to receive claims of any kind for collection, or to accept or receive money or any other things of value by way of commission or compensation for or on account of any collection made by or through him on any such claim, either before or after judgment. Any magistrate violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Is magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-47.
Which Virginia statute covers magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection?
Magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-47 (Magistrate not to receive claims or evidence of debt for collection).
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