A. The judges of each circuit court shall appoint as many commissioners of accounts as may be necessary to carry out the duties of that office. The commissioner of accounts shall have general supervision of all fiduciaries admitted to qualify in the court or before the clerk of the circuit court and shall make all ex parte settlements of the fiduciaries' accounts. The person appointed as a commissioner of accounts shall be a discreet and competent attorney-at-law and shall be removable at the pleasure of the court.
B. In the event more than one commissioner of accounts is appointed, each commissioner of accounts shall maintain his own office and keep his own books, records, and accounts. Each commissioner of accounts shall retain the power of supervision over every account, matter, or thing referred to him until a final account is approved for such account, matter, or thing, unless he resigns, retires, or is removed from office, in which case his successor shall continue such duties.
C. For any given service performed, each commissioner of accounts shall have the authority to establish a lesser fee than that prescribed by the court or to waive one or more fees.
Code 1919, § 5401; 1946, p. 324; Code 1950, § 26-8; 1966, c. 329; 1973, c. 544; 2003, c. 194; 2005, c. 400; 2012, c. 614.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 64.2 - Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 12 - Commissioners of Accounts
§ 64.2-1200. Commissioners of accounts
§ 64.2-1201. Appointment of assistant commissioners of accounts; duties and powers
§ 64.2-1203. Subpoena powers of commissioners of accounts, assistants, and deputies; penalty
§ 64.2-1205. Commissioners of accounts to inspect and file inventories with clerks
§ 64.2-1206. Settlement of fiduciaries' accounts
§ 64.2-1207. Settlement for year to include unsettled portion of preceding year
§ 64.2-1208. Expenses and commissions allowed fiduciaries
§ 64.2-1209. Who may insist or object before commissioner of accounts
§ 64.2-1210. Accounts and debts and demands to be reported
§ 64.2-1211. Where filed; notice to certain parties
§ 64.2-1212. Exceptions to report; examination, correction, and confirmation
§ 64.2-1213. Effect of confirmation of report
§ 64.2-1214. Recordation of report
§ 64.2-1215. Power of commissioner of accounts to enforce the filing of inventories
§ 64.2-1216. Failure to account; enforcement
§ 64.2-1217. Forfeiture of fiduciary's commission
§ 64.2-1218. When fiduciaries personally liable for costs
§ 64.2-1219. Fees of commissioners of accounts
§ 64.2-1220. Receipt for vouchers filed in settlement; effect thereof
§ 64.2-1221. Report on fiduciaries' bonds; "record of fiduciaries."