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The administrator may by rule require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.\n\nB\n\nTo avoid conflicts between the administrator’s procedures and the procedures of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, the administrator shall, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, before adopting, amending, or repealing rules, advise and consult with administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the Act and take into consideration the rules of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Act.\n\nC\n\nThe administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of the Act against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under the Act. At the request of another state, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth may bring an action in the name of the administrator of the other state in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other state against a holder in the Commonwealth of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the Attorney General in bringing the action.\n\t\t\tSimilarly, the administrator may request that the Attorney General of another state, or any other person, bring an action in the other state in the name of the administrator. The Commonwealth shall pay all expenses, including attorney fees, in any such action, and such expenses shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this chapter.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1379574,"text":"The administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable the Commonwealth or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property to which the Commonwealth or another state may be entitled subject to a claim of custody. The administrator may by rule require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1379575,"text":"To avoid conflicts between the administrator’s procedures and the procedures of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, the administrator shall, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, before adopting, amending, or repealing rules, advise and consult with administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the Act and take into consideration the rules of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Act.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1379576,"text":"The administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of the Act against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under the Act. At the request of another state, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth may bring an action in the name of the administrator of the other state in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other state against a holder in the Commonwealth of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the Attorney General in bringing the action.\n\t\t\tSimilarly, the administrator may request that the Attorney General of another state, or any other person, bring an action in the other state in the name of the administrator. The Commonwealth shall pay all expenses, including attorney fees, in any such action, and such expenses shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":52665,"edition_id":2,"name":"Reciprocity for Property Presumed Abandoned or Escheated under Laws of Another State","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":2,"parent_id":52663,"metadata":{"child_laws":2,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:02:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:32","permalink":{"id":1475037,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52665,"identifier":"2","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2","url":"\/55.1\/V\/25\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52663,"edition_id":2,"name":"Virginia Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Act","identifier":"25","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":52661,"metadata":{"child_laws":46,"child_structures":3},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:02:46","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:32","permalink":{"id":1474945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52663,"identifier":"25","token":"55.1\/V\/25","url":"\/55.1\/V\/25\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52661,"edition_id":2,"name":"Miscellaneous","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":5,"parent_id":52600,"metadata":{"child_laws":165,"child_structures":20},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:02:42","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:31","permalink":{"id":1474773,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52661,"identifier":"V","token":"55.1\/V","url":"\/55.1\/V\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52600,"edition_id":2,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":120,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":875,"child_structures":101},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:01:36","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:20","permalink":{"id":1471771,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52600,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":369752,"structure_id":52665,"section_number":"55.1-2522","catch_line":"Certain property not presumed abandoned in the Commonwealth","url":"\/55.1-2522\/","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2\/55.1-2522","metadata":false},{"id":369753,"structure_id":52665,"section_number":"55.1-2523","catch_line":"Interstate agreements and cooperation","url":"\/55.1-2523\/","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2\/55.1-2523","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":369752,"structure_id":52665,"section_number":"55.1-2522","catch_line":"Certain property not presumed abandoned in the Commonwealth","url":"\/55.1-2522\/","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2\/55.1-2522","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-2523\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 121 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1475043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369753,"identifier":"55.1-2523","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2\/55.1-2523","url":"\/55.1-2523\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2523\/","token":"55.1\/V\/25\/2\/55.1-2523","dublin_core":{"Title":"Interstate agreements and cooperation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The administrator<\/span> may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable the Commonwealth or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property<\/span> to which the Commonwealth or another state may be entitled subject to a claim of custody<\/span>. The administrator<\/span> may by rule require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To avoid conflicts between the administrator<\/span>’s procedures and the procedures of administrators<\/span> in other jurisdictions<\/span> that enact the Uniform Unclaimed Property<\/span> Act<\/span>, the administrator<\/span> shall, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, before adopting, amending, or repealing rules, advise and consult with administrators<\/span> in other jurisdictions<\/span> that enact substantially the Act<\/span> and take into consideration the rules of administrators<\/span> in other jurisdictions<\/span> that enact the Act<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The administrator<\/span> may join with other states to seek enforcement of the Act<\/span> against any person<\/span> who is or may be holding property reportable under the Act<\/span>. At the request of another state, the Attorney General<\/span> of the Commonwealth may bring an action in the name of the administrator<\/span> of the other state in any court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> to enforce the unclaimed property<\/span> laws<\/span> of the other state against a holder<\/span> in the Commonwealth of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the Attorney General<\/span> in bringing the action.\n\t\t\tSimilarly, the administrator<\/span> may request that the Attorney General<\/span> of another state, or any other person<\/span>, bring an action in the other state in the name of the administrator<\/span>. The Commonwealth shall pay all expenses, including attorney fees, in any such action, and such expenses shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner<\/span> under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTERSTATE AGREEMENTS AND COOPERATION (\u00a7 55.1-2523)\n\nA. The administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange\ninformation needed to enable the Commonwealth or another state to audit or\notherwise determine unclaimed property to which the Commonwealth or another\nstate may be entitled subject to a claim of custody. The administrator may by\nrule require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with\nagreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.\n\nB. To avoid conflicts between the administrator’s procedures and the\nprocedures of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Uniform\nUnclaimed Property Act, the administrator shall, so far as is consistent with\nthe purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, before adopting,\namending, or repealing rules, advise and consult with administrators in other\njurisdictions that enact substantially the Act and take into consideration the\nrules of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Act.\n\nC. The administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of the Act\nagainst any person who is or may be holding property reportable under the Act.\nAt the request of another state, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth may\nbring an action in the name of the administrator of the other state in any court\nof competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other\nstate against a holder in the Commonwealth of property subject to escheat or a\nclaim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay\nexpenses incurred by the Attorney General in bringing the action.\n\t\t\tSimilarly, the administrator may request that the Attorney General of another\nstate, or any other person, bring an action in the other state in the name of\nthe administrator. The Commonwealth shall pay all expenses, including attorney\nfees, in any such action, and such expenses shall not be deducted from the\namount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 121, \u00a7 55-210.11:01; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}