15.2-1246 - Appeal from disallowance of claim.
§ 15.2-1246. Appeal from disallowance of claim.
When a claim of any person against a county is disallowed in whole or in partby the governing body, if such person is present, he may appeal from thedecision of the governing body within 30 days from the date of the decision.If the claimant is not present, the clerk of the governing body shall serve awritten notice of the disallowance on him or his agent, and he may appealfrom the decision within 30 days after service of such notice. In no caseshall the appeal be taken after the lapse of six months from the date of thedecision. The appeal shall be filed with the circuit court for the county. Noappeal shall be allowed unless the amount disallowed exceeds $10. Thedisallowance may be appealed by serving written notice on the clerk of thegoverning body and executing a cash or surety bond or irrevocable letter ofcredit to the county in the amount of $250, with condition for the faithfulprosecution of such appeal, and the payment of all costs imposed on theappellant by the court.
(Code 1950, § 15-259; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-552; 1983, c. 114; 1997, c. 587;2000, c. 300; 2010, c. 668.)