2.2-814 - To whom claims presented; Comptroller to furnish forms.
§ 2.2-814. To whom claims presented; Comptroller to furnish forms.
A. Any person having any pecuniary claim against the Commonwealth upon anylegal ground shall present the same to the head of the department, division,institution or agency of the Commonwealth responsible for the alleged act oromission which, if proved, gives rise to the claim. If, however, the claimantcannot identify the alleged act or omission with any single department,division, institution or agency of the Commonwealth, then the claim shall bepresented to the Comptroller.
B. The Comptroller shall supply the several clerks of record and, uponrequest, each head of a department, division, institution or agency mentionedin subsection A with the necessary forms to be used by them for accountspayable out of the state treasury.
(Code 1950, §§ 2-193, 2-194; 1960, c. 240; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-223.1,2.1-223.2; 2001, c. 844.)