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In the case of a bond destroyed or lost, its owner may be required to file with the person having custody of the funds from which the bond is to be paid evidence satisfactory to that person that the bond was destroyed or lost, and evidence of the ownership of the bond and may be required to furnish indemnity satisfactory to that person.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213428,"text":"If any bond is mutilated, destroyed or lost, the governing body of the locality obligated to pay the bond may cause a new bond of like date, number and tenor to be executed and delivered in exchange and substitution for and upon the cancellation of the mutilated bond, or in lieu of and in substitution for the bond destroyed or lost, upon the owner paying the reasonable expense and charges in connection therewith. In the case of a bond destroyed or lost, its owner may be required to file with the person having custody of the funds from which the bond is to be paid evidence satisfactory to that person that the bond was destroyed or lost, and evidence of the ownership of the bond and may be required to furnish indemnity satisfactory to that person.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14965,"edition_id":1,"name":"Provisions Applicable to All Bonds","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:09","permalink":{"id":155963,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14965,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Finance Act","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","permalink":{"id":155943,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13707,"identifier":"26","token":"15.2\/II\/26","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83529,"structure_id":14965,"section_number":"15.2-2604","catch_line":"Powers generally","url":"\/15.2-2604\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2604","metadata":false},{"id":85999,"structure_id":14965,"section_number":"15.2-2605","catch_line":"Collection of rents and charges; 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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 1958, chapter 640; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1986, chapter 468; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69623,"section_number":"10.1-1607","catch_line":"Interim receipts or temporary bonds","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1607\/"},{"id":69352,"section_number":"2.2-2205","catch_line":"Form, terms, execution and sale of bonds; use of proceeds; interim receipts or temporary bonds; lost or destroyed bonds; faith and credit of state and political subdivisions not pledged; expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2205\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58244,"identifier":"15.2-2621","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2621","url":"\/15.2-2621\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2621\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2621","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2621","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> is mutilated, destroyed or lost, the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> obligated to pay the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> may cause a new <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> of like date, number and tenor to be executed and delivered in exchange and substitution for and upon the cancellation of the mutilated <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, or in lieu of and in substitution for the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> destroyed or lost, upon the owner paying the reasonable expense and charges in connection therewith. 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In the case of a bond destroyed or lost, its owner may\nbe required to file with the person having custody of the funds from which the\nbond is to be paid evidence satisfactory to that person that the bond was\ndestroyed or lost, and evidence of the ownership of the bond and may be required\nto furnish indemnity satisfactory to that person.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.50; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-209; 1986,\nc. 468; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.23; 1997, c. 587.","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}}