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Bonds for a treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of the circuit court and commissioner of the revenue shall be provided through the state Department of the Treasury, Division of Risk Management pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 2.2-1840. The penalty of the bond of each officer shall be determined by the court or clerk before whom he qualifies, within the limits prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1528, 15.2-1529 and 15.2-1530.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217317,"text":"Every treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of a circuit court, commissioner of the revenue, and other persons in the offices of constitutional officers required to give bond shall, at the time he qualifies, give such bond as is required by \u00a7 49-12. Bonds for a treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of the circuit court and commissioner of the revenue shall be provided through the state Department of the Treasury, Division of Risk Management pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 2.2-1840. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1964, chapter 278; in 1972, chapter 549; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 618<\/a> and 632<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76681,"section_number":"15.2-1528","catch_line":"Penalties of bonds of sheriffs, clerks of the circuit court and commissioners of the revenue","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1528\/"},{"id":69547,"section_number":"15.2-1529","catch_line":"Amount of bond of treasurer or director of finance of counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1529\/"},{"id":53945,"section_number":"15.2-1530","catch_line":"Bonds required of treasurers or directors of finance of cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1530\/"},{"id":83430,"section_number":"2.2-1840","catch_line":"Blanket surety bond plan for state and local employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1840\/"},{"id":79654,"section_number":"49-12","catch_line":"Provisions and conditions; acknowledgment and recordation; duty of clerk when taken in pending cause","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59291,"identifier":"15.2-1527","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/5\/15.2-1527","url":"\/15.2-1527\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1527\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/5\/15.2-1527","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bonds of officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1527","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, commissioner of the revenue, and other persons in the offices of constitutional officers<\/span> required to give bond<\/span> shall, at the time he qualifies, give such bond<\/span> as is required by \u00a7 49-12<\/a>. Bonds<\/span> for a treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> and commissioner of the revenue shall be provided through the state Department of the Treasury, Division of Risk Management pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 2.2-1840<\/a>. The penalty<\/span> of the bond<\/span> of each officer shall be determined by the court<\/span> or clerk before whom he qualifies, within the limits prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1528<\/a>, 15.2-1529<\/a> and 15.2-1530<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBONDS OF OFFICERS (\u00a7 15.2-1527)\n\nEvery treasurer or director of finance, sheriff, clerk of a circuit court,\ncommissioner of the revenue, and other persons in the offices of constitutional\nofficers required to give bond shall, at the time he qualifies, give such bond\nas is required by \u00a7 49-12. Bonds for a treasurer or director of finance,\nsheriff, clerk of the circuit court and commissioner of the revenue shall be\nprovided through the state Department of the Treasury, Division of Risk\nManagement pursuant to subsection B of \u00a7 2.2-1840. The penalty of the bond of\neach officer shall be determined by the court or clerk before whom he qualifies,\nwithin the limits prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1528, 15.2-1529 and 15.2-1530.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-478; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-41; 1964, c. 278; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 155; 1972, c. 549; 1997, c. 587; 2000, cc. 618, 632.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}