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1994 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 58.1-3971 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 58.1-3971. Property improperly placed on delinquent land books.
A. The attorney shall periodically report to the governing body employing
him every parcel of real estate which he ascertains to be improperly placed
on the delinquent land books and the governing body, upon satisfying itself
of the correctness of the report, or correcting it to conform to the facts,
shall certify the information to the proper clerk, and the clerk, on the
order of the court of which he is clerk, treasurer who shall mark
his delinquent land book accordingly.
B. If any parcel which is improperly placed on the delinquent land books is sold under the provisions of this article, the purchaser shall be entitled to a refund of the entire amount he paid for such parcel. The governing body shall reimburse the court or the appropriate party for costs and fees allowed out of such payment.