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The bonds shall be posted with the condition that the conservation police officer will (i) account for and legally apply all money which he receives in his official capacity, (ii) pay all judgments rendered against him for malicious prosecution or for unlawful search, arrest or imprisonment, and (iii) faithfully perform all of the duties enjoined upon him by law. These bonds shall be filed with the Department and shall be subject to the approval of the Director or his designated officer. The premium on the bonds shall be paid out of the game protection fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262912,"text":"Before entering upon the discharge of his official duties, each conservation police officer shall post bond with a guaranty company, authorized to do business within this Commonwealth as surety, for $1,000 payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 608; in 1987, chapter 488; in 2007, chapter 87<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63652,"section_number":"29.1-217","catch_line":"Special conservation police officers receiving no compensation from Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-217\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72999,"identifier":"29.1-201","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-201","url":"\/29.1-201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-201\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before entering upon the discharge of his official duties, each conservation police officer shall post bond<\/span> with a guaranty company, authorized to do business within this Commonwealth as surety<\/span>, for $1,000 payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bonds<\/span> shall be posted with the condition that the conservation police officer will (i) account for and legally apply all money which he receives in his official capacity, (ii) pay all judgments<\/span> rendered against him for malicious<\/span> prosecution<\/span> or for unlawful search, arrest<\/span> or imprisonment, and (iii) faithfully perform all of the duties enjoined upon him by law<\/span>. These bonds<\/span> shall be filed with the Department<\/span> and shall be subject to the approval of the Director<\/span> or his designated officer. The premium on the bonds<\/span> shall be paid out of the game<\/span> protection fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOND (\u00a7 29.1-201)\n\nBefore entering upon the discharge of his official duties, each conservation\npolice officer shall post bond with a guaranty company, authorized to do\nbusiness within this Commonwealth as surety, for $1,000 payable to the\nCommonwealth of Virginia. The bonds shall be posted with the condition that the\nconservation police officer will (i) account for and legally apply all money\nwhich he receives in his official capacity, (ii) pay all judgments rendered\nagainst him for malicious prosecution or for unlawful search, arrest or\nimprisonment, and (iii) faithfully perform all of the duties enjoined upon him\nby law. These bonds shall be filed with the Department and shall be subject to\nthe approval of the Director or his designated officer. The premium on the bonds\nshall be paid out of the game protection fund.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 29-27; 1952, c. 608; 1987, c. 488; 2007, c. 87.","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}}