In any city or county having a population in excess of 200,000, the commissioner of accounts, with the approval of the judges of the circuit court, may appoint a deputy commissioner of accounts who may discharge any of the official duties of the commissioner of accounts for such jurisdiction for so long as the commissioner of accounts continues to serve. The person appointed as a deputy commissioner of accounts shall be a discreet and competent attorney-at-law and shall be removable at the pleasure of the court.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, any deputy commissioner of accounts shall take and subscribe an oath similar to that provided for the commissioner of accounts. The oath shall be filed with the clerk of court and a record of the appointment and oath shall be entered in the order book of such court.
1954, c. 456, § 26-10.1; 1964, c. 458; 1966, c. 326; 1973, c. 544; 2003, c. 194; 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."