The escheator shall answer and defend on the part of the Commonwealth any action against him or any petition filed under § 55.1-2409 and shall be allowed the costs incurred by him in such defense.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 55.1-2434

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.

Code 1919, § 517; Code 1950, § 55-196; 2019, c. 712.

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