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A bond is a written promise that one will faithfully perform his/her duties as Executor or Administrator.  The bond is set at an amount greater than the estate value and is payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia. A bond issued on behalf of an estate ensures that the person appointed as Administrator or Executor properly administers the assets of the estate.  This, in turn, safeguards the interests of creditors, heirs, beneficiaries and the Commonwealth as their interests relate to the estate.  If neither the will nor Virginia law waive surety on a bond, surety will need to be posted on the bond.  Surety has the effect of insuring the bond, should it become payable.  Most often, surety or security is obtained through an insurance agent or bonding company.  The company must have the authority to execute bonds in this Court.  A premium proportionate to the value of the estate is paid to the agent or bonding company.

Work is to be completed between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contractors can work on Saturdays with advanced approval. No Sunday construction work is permitted.

If it is determined that surety on a bond is required, an insurance agent or bonding company should be contacted to act as surety.  This Clerk's Office can assist in locating and arranging surety when necessary. 

Residents should use caution when traveling the Route 250 corridor. Crews will be working along the route throughout the project. There is potential for minimal traffic changes and delays as the contractors progress through construction. Drivers should be alert in the area.

You should not use 9-1-1 if you are reporting anything that has occurred prior to the current time (like yesterday, days before, or even weeks before). You should not call 9-1-1 for information about weather or road conditions, power outages, directions, etc. 9-1-1 should only be used for only emergencies.

For questions about roads you can call VDOT at 1(800) FOR-ROAD or 1 (800) 367-7623 or go to their website at http://www.virginiadot.org/.

For power issues concerning Central VA Electric Cooperative you can contact them at 1 (800) 367-2832 or http://www.forcvec.com/.

for Dominion Virginia Power 1 (866) 366-4357 or https://www.dom.com.

For Rappahannock Electric Cooperative 1 (800) 552-3904 or http://www.myrec.coop.

Fpr Appalachian Power 1 (800) 956-4237 or https://www.appalachianpower.com.

Any person who (i) commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of $5 or more, (ii) commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of $200 or more, or (iii) commits simple larceny not from the person of another of any firearm, regardless of the firearm's value, shall be guilty of grand larceny, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than twenty years or, in the discretion of the jury or court trying the case without a jury, be confined in jail for a period not exceeding twelve months or fined not more than $2,500, either or both. 
(Code 1950, § 18.1-100; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 603; 1980, c. 175; 1991, c. 710; 1992, c. 822; 1998, c. 821.)

Every Sheriff should have a directory of all Sheriff's in the United States. You could contact your local sheriff either by phone or by E-mail and request the address for that jurisdiction. Or via the Internet, contact the National Sheriffs' Association at http://www.sheriffs.org or write to 1450 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-3490 703/836/7827. For locating Virginia Sheriff's, you can contact the Virginia Sheriff's Association at http://www.virginiasheriffs.org or by writing to 701 East Franklin Street, Suite 706, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone(804) 225-7152 Fax(804) 225-7162

There may be skilled and unskilled opportunities for Fluvanna residents. Each contractor handles its own hiring. As the County becomes aware of job opportunities, the County will publicize them.

The morning that you arrive for jury duty you will attend an orientation that will explain your role as juror and the trial process.  In addition, a staff member will take attendance, provide additional information and answer any questions you might have.

If you suspect that you are either the victim of a fraud, a scam, or that you have received an email that seems fraudulent then you can go to several different websites to report such.  The first website you may visit is the National Consumers League's Fraud Center at fraud.org. The second website you can visit is the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov.  The third website you can visit and report the potential fraud to is the Internet Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.

If any person buy or receive from another person, or aid in concealing, any stolen goods or other thing, knowing the same to have been stolen, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny thereof, and may be proceeded against, although the principal offender be not convicted. 
(Code 1950, § 18.1-107; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)

Administrator: the person appointed by, and qualified before, the Clerk to administer the decedent’s estate when the decedent has no will or has a will that does not name an executor or all executors named decline to serve.

Beneficiary: a person or entity entitled to receive a portion of the estate.

Bond: a written promise, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, by the administrator to perform his or her obligations and duties.

Certificate of Qualification: the written document created by the Clerk, under seal, at the time the personal representative qualifies to administer the estate. Sometimes referred to as "letters testamentary."

Clerk or Clerk’s Office: the Clerk of the Circuit Court that has jurisdiction to probate the will and appoint the administrator or executor of the estate.

Commissioner of Accounts: the person appointed by the Court to oversee the reports and activities of personal representatives.

Court: the Circuit Court that has jurisdiction to probate wills and to qualify administrators and executors.

Creditor: a person or organization owed money by the decedent.

Decedent: the deceased person.

Estate: the decedent’s property, including real estate, personal property and any other assets owned or controlled by the decedent at the time of his or her death.

Executor: the person named in the decedent’s will to administer the estate who accepts appointment by qualifying before the Clerk.

Fiduciary: a person in a position of trust with respect to another’s property; a general term used to refer to executor, administrator or trustee.

Heirs/Heirs at Law: the persons who would inherit the decedent’s estate if the decedent died intestate, as determined by law at the time of the decedent’s death.

Intestate: dying without a will.

Intestate Succession: the order in which family members are to inherit property from a decedent who dies intestate, as set forth at Virginia Code Sections 64.2-200 and 64.2-201.

Inventory: the list or schedule describing the decedent’s assets over which the personal representative has authority. (Clerk will provide a printed form.)

Legatee: a person who may inherit property under a will; a more technical name for beneficiary.

Notice of Probate: the required notice of certain information given to beneficiaries and heirs. (Clerk will provide a printed form.)

Personal Representative: a term used to mean either the executor or the administrator of the estate, as the context requires.

Probate: the procedure whereby a will is admitted to record in the Clerk’s Office; the process of qualifying a person as executor or administrator of an estate; also sometimes used generally to refer to the entire process of administering an estate.

Qualification: the procedure whereby a person is appointed by the Clerk to serve as executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate.

Self-Proving Affidavit: an affidavit, given under oath, by the testator and witnesses, and notarized, that proves the Will was signed and witnessed in accordance with Virginia law.

Testate: dying with a will.

Testator: a person who makes a will.

Will: a written document that directs how, when, and to whom the Testator wants his or her property distributed after death.