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.
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-2434
Escheators to defend on behalf of Commonwealth
Code 1919, § 517; Code 1950, § 55-196; 2019, c. 712.
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