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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1956, chapter 555; in 1973, chapter 440; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1986, chapter 26.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87014,"section_number":"16.1-305","catch_line":"Confidentiality of court records","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-305\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"},{"id":65004,"section_number":"19.2-143","catch_line":"Where default recorded; process on recognizance; forfeiture on recognizance; when copy may be used; cash bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-143\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161617,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74524,"identifier":"16.1-258","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-258","url":"\/16.1-258\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-258\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-258","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bonds and forfeitures thereof","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-258","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All bonds<\/span> and other undertakings taken and approved by any judicial officer as defined in \u00a7 19.2-119<\/a>, either for the appearance<\/span> of any person or for the performance of any other duty or undertaking set forth in the bond<\/span>, shall be valid and enforceable even if the principal in the bond<\/span> shall be a person under eighteen years of age. In the event of a failure upon the part of the principal or sureties in any bond<\/span> taken in such court<\/span> to faithfully carry out and discharge the undertakings of such bond<\/span>, the judge<\/span> shall have the right to declare the bond<\/span> forfeited in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-143<\/a>. The complainant in nonsupport cases shall not be required to furnish an indemnifying bond<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBONDS AND FORFEITURES THEREOF (\u00a7 16.1-258)\n\nAll bonds and other undertakings taken and approved by any judicial officer as\ndefined in \u00a7 19.2-119, either for the appearance of any person or for the\nperformance of any other duty or undertaking set forth in the bond, shall be\nvalid and enforceable even if the principal in the bond shall be a person under\neighteen years of age. In the event of a failure upon the part of the principal\nor sureties in any bond taken in such court to faithfully carry out and\ndischarge the undertakings of such bond, the judge shall have the right to\ndeclare the bond forfeited in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-143. The complainant in\nnonsupport cases shall not be required to furnish an indemnifying bond.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-189; 1956, c. 555; 1973, c. 440; 1977, c. 559; 1986,\nc. 26.","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}}