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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1984, chapter 675.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":256665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68039,"identifier":"58.1-3126","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/2\/58.1-3126","url":"\/58.1-3126\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3126\/","token":"58.1\/III\/31\/2\/58.1-3126","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bond of deputy; liability thereon","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3126","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The treasurer may require from any deputy such <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> as he shall deem necessary for his indemnity. If any deputy fails to collect or, having collected, fails to pay over to his principal, any taxes, levies or funds which he ought to have collected or may have received, such deputy and his sureties shall be liable to such principal, upon <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span>, for the amount of the deficiency in such taxes, levies or funds, together with <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> thereon at the rate of ten percent per month from the time each payment should have been made. They shall also be liable to such principal for all <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> sustained by him by reason of any other <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> or misconduct in office by such deputy.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOND OF DEPUTY; LIABILITY THEREON (\u00a7 58.1-3126)\n\nThe treasurer may require from any deputy such bond with surety as he shall deem\nnecessary for his indemnity. If any deputy fails to collect or, having\ncollected, fails to pay over to his principal, any taxes, levies or funds which\nhe ought to have collected or may have received, such deputy and his sureties\nshall be liable to such principal, upon motion, for the amount of the deficiency\nin such taxes, levies or funds, together with damages thereon at the rate of ten\npercent per month from the time each payment should have been made. They shall\nalso be liable to such principal for all damages sustained by him by reason of\nany other default or misconduct in office by such deputy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-918; 1984, c. 675.","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}}