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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 317 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 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1986, chapter 562; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59865,"section_number":"38.2-1221","catch_line":"Deposit instead of bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1221\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82841,"section_number":"38.2-1219","catch_line":"Organization of reciprocals; what declaration to contain","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1219\/"}],"permalink":{"id":211299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70255,"identifier":"38.2-1220","token":"38.2\/12\/2\/38.2-1220","url":"\/38.2-1220\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1220\/","token":"38.2\/12\/2\/38.2-1220","dublin_core":{"Title":"Attorney to file bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1220","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Concurrent with the filing of the declaration provided for in § 38.2-1219<\/a>, the attorney of a domestic reciprocal shall certify to the Commission<\/span>, and thereafter for each year in which the reciprocal is licensed under this chapter shall keep in force, a bond<\/span> payable to this Commonwealth that complies with the requirements of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The bond<\/span> shall be in an amount established at the discretion of the Commission<\/span>, which shall be at least $50,000. The bond<\/span> shall be on the condition that the attorney will faithfully account for all moneys and other property of the reciprocal coming into the attorney’s control and that the attorney will not withdraw or appropriate for his own use from the funds of the reciprocal any moneys or property to which he is not entitled under the power of attorney<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The bond<\/span> shall provide that it is not subject to cancellation unless thirty days’ written notice of intent<\/span> to cancel is given to both the attorney and the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The bond<\/span> shall be executed by the attorney and by a fidelity insurer<\/span> licensed in this Commonwealth and shall be subject to the approval of the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nATTORNEY TO FILE BOND (\u00a7 38.2-1220)\n\nA. Concurrent with the filing of the declaration provided for in §\n38.2-1219, the attorney of a domestic reciprocal shall certify to the\nCommission, and thereafter for each year in which the reciprocal is licensed\nunder this chapter shall keep in force, a bond payable to this Commonwealth that\ncomplies with the requirements of this chapter.\n\nB. The bond shall be in an amount established at the discretion of the\nCommission, which shall be at least $50,000. The bond shall be on the condition\nthat the attorney will faithfully account for all moneys and other property of\nthe reciprocal coming into the attorney’s control and that the attorney\nwill not withdraw or appropriate for his own use from the funds of the\nreciprocal any moneys or property to which he is not entitled under the power of\nattorney.\n\nC. The bond shall provide that it is not subject to cancellation unless thirty\ndays’ written notice of intent to cancel is given to both the attorney and\nthe Commission.\n\nD. The bond shall be executed by the attorney and by a fidelity insurer licensed\nin this Commonwealth and shall be subject to the approval of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-710; 1986, c. 562; 2001, c. 706.","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}}