City of Norfolk Clerk of the Circuit Court Guide

At qualification the Clerk collects a Virginia state probate tax of about $0.10 per $100 (10 cents per $100) of estate value, with estates of $15,000 or less exempt (Va. Code 58.1-1712), plus an optional local probate tax of up to one-third of the state amount (Va. Code 58.1-1718). The Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk's probate page states the tax as 'Generally $1.00 state probate tax and .33 cents local tax, if applicable, per $1,000.00 value,' which reflects the local tax being adopted at the full one-third. Clerk qualification and recording fees also apply, and the Commissioner of Accounts charges separate fees to audit the inventory and accountings. Exact current clerk qualification, recording, and Commissioner of Accounts fee amounts were not captured in this pass - verify the current local probate-tax adoption, clerk and recording fees, and Commissioner of Accounts fee schedule directly with the Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk before relying on a figure.