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P. 1948, \u00a7 52-7; 1950, p. 150; 1966, c. 213; 1968, c. 492.","full_text":"All police officers appointed by the Superintendent of State Police, and engaged in the enforcement of criminal laws and the laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles upon the roads and highways of this Commonwealth, shall, before entering upon or continuing in their duties, enter into bond, with some solvent guaranty company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, as surety, in the penalty of $75,000 and with condition for the faithful and lawful performance of their duties. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the Department of State Police, and the premiums thereon shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police. All persons injured or damaged in any manner by the unlawful, negligent or improper conduct of any such officer while on duty may maintain an action upon such bond.\n\t\tIn lieu of posting bond as provided herein, any such police officer may furnish an adequate liability insurance policy as proof of his ability to respond in damages, which may be adjudged against him in favor of any person or persons injured or damaged in any manner resulting from his unlawful, negligent or improper conduct while on official duty, to the amount set forth above. The premiums on any such insurance policy or policies shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police.\n\t\tAll such bonds and insurance policies shall be approved by the Superintendent of State Police.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262725,"text":"All police officers appointed by the Superintendent of State Police, and engaged in the enforcement of criminal laws and the laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles upon the roads and highways of this Commonwealth, shall, before entering upon or continuing in their duties, enter into bond, with some solvent guaranty company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, as surety, in the penalty of $75,000 and with condition for the faithful and lawful performance of their duties. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the Department of State Police, and the premiums thereon shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police. All persons injured or damaged in any manner by the unlawful, negligent or improper conduct of any such officer while on duty may maintain an action upon such bond.\n\t\tIn lieu of posting bond as provided herein, any such police officer may furnish an adequate liability insurance policy as proof of his ability to respond in damages, which may be adjudged against him in favor of any person or persons injured or damaged in any manner resulting from his unlawful, negligent or improper conduct while on official duty, to the amount set forth above. The premiums on any such insurance policy or policies shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police.\n\t\tAll such bonds and insurance policies shall be approved by the Superintendent of State Police.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12842,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of State Police","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12841,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":237129,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12842,"identifier":"1","token":"52\/1","url":"\/52\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12841,"edition_id":1,"name":"Police (State)","identifier":"52","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":237127,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12841,"identifier":"52","token":"52","url":"\/52\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":53988,"structure_id":12842,"section_number":"52-1","catch_line":"Establishment of Department headed by Superintendent; 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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 1966, chapter 213; in 1968, chapter 492.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72935,"identifier":"52-7","token":"52\/1\/52-7","url":"\/52-7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-7\/","token":"52\/1\/52-7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bonds of police officers; liability insurance policies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All police officers appointed by the Superintendent of State Police, and engaged in the enforcement of criminal <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> and the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> relating to the operation of motor vehicles upon the roads and highways of this Commonwealth, shall, before entering upon or continuing in their duties, enter into <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, with some solvent guaranty company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, as <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span>, in the <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of $75,000 and with condition for the faithful and lawful performance of their duties. Such <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span> shall be filed in the office of the Department of State Police, and the premiums thereon shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police. All persons injured or damaged in any manner by the unlawful, negligent or improper conduct of any such officer while on duty may maintain an action upon such <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>.\n\t\tIn lieu of posting <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> as provided herein, any such police officer may furnish an adequate liability insurance policy as proof of his ability to respond in <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span>, which may be adjudged against him in favor of any person or persons injured or damaged in any manner resulting from his unlawful, negligent or improper conduct while on official duty, to the amount set forth above. The premiums on any such insurance policy or policies shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State Police.\n\t\tAll such <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span> and insurance policies shall be approved by the Superintendent of State Police.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBONDS OF POLICE OFFICERS; LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES (\u00a7 52-7)\n\nAll police officers appointed by the Superintendent of State Police, and engaged\nin the enforcement of criminal laws and the laws relating to the operation of\nmotor vehicles upon the roads and highways of this Commonwealth, shall, before\nentering upon or continuing in their duties, enter into bond, with some solvent\nguaranty company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, as surety, in\nthe penalty of $75,000 and with condition for the faithful and lawful\nperformance of their duties. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the\nDepartment of State Police, and the premiums thereon shall be paid out of the\nfunds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State\nPolice. All persons injured or damaged in any manner by the unlawful, negligent\nor improper conduct of any such officer while on duty may maintain an action\nupon such bond.\n\t\tIn lieu of posting bond as provided herein, any such police officer may\nfurnish an adequate liability insurance policy as proof of his ability to\nrespond in damages, which may be adjudged against him in favor of any person or\npersons injured or damaged in any manner resulting from his unlawful, negligent\nor improper conduct while on official duty, to the amount set forth above. The\npremiums on any such insurance policy or policies shall be paid out of the funds\nappropriated for the maintenance and operation of the Department of State\nPolice.\n\t\tAll such bonds and insurance policies shall be approved by the Superintendent\nof State Police.\n\nHISTORY: 1926, p. 941; 1940, p. 473; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2154(51a); R. P. 1948,\n\u00a7 52-7; 1950, p. 150; 1966, c. 213; 1968, c. 492.","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}}