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 that such certificate 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.
Code 1950, § 33-70.3; 1958, c. 581; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-121; 2003, c. 940; 2014, c. 805; 2017, c. 563; 2019, cc. 82, 162.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
§ 33.2-1002. Limitation on power of eminent domain
§ 33.2-1003. Additional power to acquire lands
§ 33.2-1004. Plans for acquisition of rights-of-way
§ 33.2-1006. Reconveyance where property deemed suitable for mass transit purposes
§ 33.2-1008. Authority to acquire land to replace parkland; applicability
§ 33.2-1009. Acquisition of residue parcels declared to be in public interest
§ 33.2-1010. Use and disposition of residue parcels of land
§ 33.2-1012. Limitations in Title 25.1 not applicable to Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-1013. Notice of exercise of eminent domain power; evidence of value
§ 33.2-1017. Taking highway materials from streams, rivers, and watercourses
§ 33.2-1019. Payments into court or filing certificate of deposit before entering upon land
§ 33.2-1022. Certificates to describe land and list owner
§ 33.2-1024. Reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation of certificate
§ 33.2-1026. Awards in greater or lesser amounts than deposit; interest
§ 33.2-1027.1. Distribution of funds to owner or owner's attorney
§ 33.2-1028. Enhancement to be offset against damage
§ 33.2-1029.1. (See Editor's Note) Petition by owner for determination of just compensation
§ 33.2-1030. Installation of broadband conduit
§ 33.2-1033. Contents of petition for condemnation
§ 33.2-1034. Removal and reinterment of remains; other proceedings