No governing board shall refer a student account to collections for nonpayment before such referral is required by the provisions of § 2.2-4806. This section shall not apply to public institutions of higher education that have entered into management agreements with the Commonwealth pursuant to the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (§ 23.1-1000 et seq.).

1970, c. 197, § 23-9.2:3; 1985, c. 520; 1987, c. 109; 1992, c. 630; 1997, c. 827; 1998, cc. 39, 362, 483, 784; 2001, cc. 664, 673; 2005, c. 818; 2006, c. 121; 2008, cc. 441, 495; 2012, cc. 448, 658, 716; 2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 314.