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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376315</law_id><section_number>64.2-545</section_number><catch_line>Transfer of assets to administrator de bonis non; administration of assets</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="136" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Wills and Decedents' Estates</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="5">Personal Representatives and Administration of Estates</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="8" identifier="8">Liability of Representatives; Administrators De Bonis Non</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If the powers of a <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> have ceased and there is an administrator de bonis non of the decedent&#x2019;s estate, the <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> may pay and deliver to such administrator de bonis non, with the consent of the <span class="dictionary">court</span> or clerk before which the administrator de bonis non qualified, the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of the decedent, whether converted or not, for which such former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> is responsible. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> or clerk shall not consent to the payment and delivery of such <span class="dictionary">assets</span> to the administrator de bonis non unless the administrator de bonis non gives a <span class="dictionary">bond</span> sufficient to cover the additional <span class="dictionary">assets</span> to be paid or delivered to him. The administrator de bonis non shall administer such <span class="dictionary">assets</span> paid or delivered to him as <span class="dictionary">assets</span> received in due course of administration. The administrator de bonis non shall provide a receipt for such <span class="dictionary">assets</span> in the form of a voucher in the <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> of the accounts of the former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span>. The former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> shall not be liable for the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> lawfully paid or delivered to the administrator de bonis non. <a id="paragraph-1404986" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-545/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The administrator de bonis non may bring an action against the former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> or his estate for mismanagement or to compel the payment and delivery to the administrator de bonis non of the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of the decedent that were wrongfully converted by the former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span>. <a id="paragraph-1404987" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-545/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing contained in this section shall (i) limit the liability of the former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> and his sureties for any breach of duty committed by him with respect to the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of the decedent&#x2019;s estate before they were paid over and delivered to the administrator de bonis non by him or (ii) bar the beneficiaries, <span class="dictionary">creditors</span>, or any other parties in interest from bringing any action against the former <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span> for his acts or omissions while serving as the <span class="dictionary">personal representative</span>. <a id="paragraph-1404988" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-545/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 64-156; 1968, c. 656, &#xA7; 64.1-166; 1991, c. 58; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
