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The bonds<\/span> and other obligations of an institution<\/span> are not a debt of the Commonwealth, do not create or constitute any indebtedness or obligation of the Commonwealth, legal, moral, or otherwise, and are not payable out of any funds other than those of the institution<\/span>. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any institution<\/span> to incur any indebtedness on behalf of the Commonwealth or in any way to obligate the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBONDS; PROHIBITION AGAINST OBLIGATING COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 23.1-1111)\n\nThe bonds and other obligations of an institution are not a debt of the\nCommonwealth, do not create or constitute any indebtedness or obligation of the\nCommonwealth, legal, moral, or otherwise, and are not payable out of any funds\nother than those of the institution. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed\nto authorize any institution to incur any indebtedness on behalf of the\nCommonwealth or in any way to obligate the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1933, p. 91, \u00a7 23-24; 2016, c. 588.","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}}