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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 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562; in 2004, chapter 357<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 296<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75829,"section_number":"38.2-2417","catch_line":"Continuance of power; revocation","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2417\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":213791,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87233,"identifier":"38.2-2416","token":"38.2\/24\/2\/38.2-2416","url":"\/38.2-2416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-2416\/","token":"38.2\/24\/2\/38.2-2416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power of attorney to be recorded or attached; filing with the Department of Criminal Justice Services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-2416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each power of attorney<\/span> from a fidelity and surety<\/span> insurer<\/span> to an agent making the agent an attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span> to execute any bail bond<\/span> as defined in § 19.2-119<\/a> in the name and on behalf of the insurer<\/span> as surety<\/span>, shall, unless the power of attorney<\/span> is special and limited to one transaction or to definitely stated transactions, be filed with the Department of Criminal Justice Services allowing the powers delegated by it to be exercised in any city or county in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each power of attorney<\/span>, or a copy or facsimile thereof, which may include a printed or facsimile signature or corporate seal, from a fidelity and surety<\/span> insurer<\/span> to an agent making the agent an attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span> to execute any bond or other obligation, other than a bail bond<\/span> as defined in § 19.2-119<\/a>, in the name and on behalf of the insurer<\/span> as surety<\/span>, shall be duly attached to the bond or other obligation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OF ATTORNEY TO BE RECORDED OR ATTACHED; FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF\nCRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (\u00a7 38.2-2416)\n\nA. Each power of attorney from a fidelity and surety insurer to an agent making\nthe agent an attorney-in-fact to execute any bail bond as defined in §\n19.2-119 in the name and on behalf of the insurer as surety, shall, unless the\npower of attorney is special and limited to one transaction or to definitely\nstated transactions, be filed with the Department of Criminal Justice Services\nallowing the powers delegated by it to be exercised in any city or county in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Each power of attorney, or a copy or facsimile thereof, which may include a\nprinted or facsimile signature or corporate seal, from a fidelity and surety\ninsurer to an agent making the agent an attorney-in-fact to execute any bond or\nother obligation, other than a bail bond as defined in § 19.2-119, in the\nname and on behalf of the insurer as surety, shall be duly attached to the bond\nor other obligation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-339; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-653; 1986, c. 562; 2004, c.\n357; 2006, c. 296.","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}}