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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 320 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 98<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59291,"section_number":"15.2-1527","catch_line":"Bonds of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1527\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85100,"section_number":"15.2-416","catch_line":"Official bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-416\/"},{"id":60613,"section_number":"15.2-541","catch_line":"Bonds of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-541\/"},{"id":62237,"section_number":"15.2-642","catch_line":"Officers not affected by adoption of plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-642\/"},{"id":62617,"section_number":"15.2-707","catch_line":"Bonds of county officers and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-707\/"},{"id":71120,"section_number":"15.2-852","catch_line":"Disclosures in land use proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-852\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153207,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69547,"identifier":"15.2-1529","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/5\/15.2-1529","url":"\/15.2-1529\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1529\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/5\/15.2-1529","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amount of bond of treasurer or director of finance of counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1529","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-416<\/a>, 15.2-541<\/a>, 15.2-642<\/a>, 15.2-707<\/a> and 15.2-852<\/a> requiring the surety<\/span> bond<\/span> given by a county<\/span> treasurer or director of finance to be in an amount of not less than fifteen percent of the amounts to be received annually by such officers, the court<\/span> or the governing body<\/span> responsible for fixing the penalty<\/span> of the bond<\/span> may in its discretion exclude the amounts to be received for the county<\/span> from temporary and long-term loans and federal revenue sharing funds when fixing the required minimum bond<\/span>, and the amount of the bonds<\/span> to be given shall not exceed the following maximums based on the population of the respective counties unless, for good cause shown, a greater bond<\/span> is deemed advisable:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> In counties having a population of not more than 10,000, the bond<\/span> shall be limited to $450,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In counties having a population of more than 10,000 but not more than 30,000, the bond<\/span> shall be limited to $600,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> In counties having a population of more than 30,000 but not more than 50,000, the bond<\/span> shall be limited to $750,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> In counties having a population of more than 50,000 but not more than 100,000, the bond<\/span> shall be limited to $1,125,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> In counties having a population of more than 100,000, the bond<\/span> shall be limited to $1,500,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMOUNT OF BOND OF TREASURER OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF COUNTIES (\u00a7 15.2-1529)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-416, 15.2-541, 15.2-642, 15.2-707\nand 15.2-852 requiring the surety bond given by a county treasurer or director\nof finance to be in an amount of not less than fifteen percent of the amounts to\nbe received annually by such officers, the court or the governing body\nresponsible for fixing the penalty of the bond may in its discretion exclude the\namounts to be received for the county from temporary and long-term loans and\nfederal revenue sharing funds when fixing the required minimum bond, and the\namount of the bonds to be given shall not exceed the following maximums based on\nthe population of the respective counties unless, for good cause shown, a\ngreater bond is deemed advisable:\n\n1. In counties having a population of not more than 10,000, the bond shall be\nlimited to $450,000.\n\n2. In counties having a population of more than 10,000 but not more than 30,000,\nthe bond shall be limited to $600,000.\n\n3. In counties having a population of more than 30,000 but not more than 50,000,\nthe bond shall be limited to $750,000.\n\n4. In counties having a population of more than 50,000 but not more than\n100,000, the bond shall be limited to $1,125,000.\n\n5. In counties having a population of more than 100,000, the bond shall be\nlimited to $1,500,000.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 320, \u00a7 15.1-43.1; 1997, c.; 2025, c. 98.","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}}