31-8.2 - Same; limited authority of commissioner of accounts. - Virginia Statutes

§ 31-8.2. Same; limited authority of commissioner of accounts.

A commissioner of accounts for the jurisdiction wherein a guardian qualifiesmay authorize the same distributions under the same circumstances as thecourt may authorize under § 31-8.1 A, except that (i) the total distributionsauthorized in any one year shall not exceed $3,000 and (ii) the commissionershall, in his report to the court on the guardian's next accounting, explainthe necessity for the distributions so authorized. The provisions of § 31-8.1B shall not apply to proceedings under this section, but the commissionershall give five days' written notice of the scheduled hearing date to anyminor who is fourteen years of age or older. The commissioner shall notcharge a fee in excess of $100 for such hearing.

(1999, c. 16.)